Legal Sports Betting Brief: Prediction Market, Hub and Spoke

Legal Sports Betting Brief: Prediction Market, Hub and Spoke

The American Gaming Association is warning leagues to avoid creating partnerships with Kalshi and other prediction markets as states stake their claim to what is legal sports betting. A Colorado judge denied two tribes in Colorado their right to offer sports betting based on the … Read more

Kalshi Issued Cease-and-Desist Order in Massachusetts by AG

Massachusetts AG Campbell Files Suit Against Kalshi

Kalshi has been ordered to cease and desist operations in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed the lawsuit against Kalshi on Friday. BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed a lawsuit on Friday against Kalshi for operating their online prediction market … Read more

Illinois Hits $1B in Sports Betting Taxes, Michigan $100M

Illinois Hits $1B in Sports Betting Taxes, Michigan $100M

Illinois, Michigan, and Maine are all on pace to record milestones for the amount of sports betting tax revenue they’ve collected based on August reports. While Illinois will join the billion-dollar club with New York, Michigan will have brought in $100 million and Maine will … Read more

DraftKings to Ban Credit Cards in All States This Week

DraftKings Announces a New Credit Card Ban on Platform

DraftKings will stop accepting credit card deposits in every state starting on August 25, 2025. The sports betting company accepted popular credit card brands such as Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express in select jurisdictions. DraftKings was recently fined $450,000 in Massachusetts for accepting credit … Read more

D.C. Targets 300-Year-Old Gambling Law Behind $300M Lawsuit

D.C. Targets 300-Year-Old Gambling Law Behind $300M Lawsuit

A 300-year-old British law is the basis for a $300 million lawsuit against sportsbooks in Washington, D.C. The law, known as the Statute of Anne, allows gamblers to sue to recover losses over $25. Mayor Muriel Bowser has moved to retroactively exempt sports betting from … Read more

DraftKings Eyes Railbird as FanDuel’s Boyd Buyout Finalized

DraftKings Eyes Railbird as FanDuel’s Boyd Buyout Finalized

DraftKings is in advanced talks to acquire CFTC-licensed Railbird Exchange, signaling a move into regulated prediction markets. Flutter Entertainment has acquired the remaining 5% of FanDuel from Boyd Gaming in a $1.75 billion deal, giving it full ownership of the sportsbook. BOSTON – Two of … Read more

Luis Ortiz Placed on Leave Amid MLB Gambling Investigation

Luis Ortiz Placed on Leave Amid MLB Gambling Investigation

Luis Ortiz has been placed on paid leave amid an MLB investigation into alleged gambling activity, just hours before he was set to start against the Cubs. He’ll remain sidelined through the All-Star break, but Ortiz’s case follows a string of high-profile betting scandals across … Read more

John Deere Classic Betting Guide: Independence Day Weekend

John Deere Classic

Ben Griffin has the shortest odds to win the John Deere Classic at +1600 Denny McCarthy has finished top 10 at the John Deere Classic for each of the last three years SILVIS, Ill. – This week’s PGA Tour event is the John Deere Classic, … Read more