Legal Sports Betting Brief: NV v. Polymarket, MVP Market Concerns, TN Book Folds

Legal Sports Betting Brief: NV v. Polymarket, MVP Market Concerns, TN Book Folds

Nevada sued Polymarket for allegedly running unregulated gambling operations that sidestep state licensing laws. Concerns arose that Polymarket’s NFL MVP market could reflect insider information since official voting already occurred. Tennessee’s only local sportsbook shut down, unable to survive against national competitors under the state’s … Read more

Caesars Sportsbook To Launch In Rampart Casino Vegas In 2026

Caesars Sportsbook Set To Launch In Rampart Casino Vegas Early 2026

Caesars Sportsbook is opening a retail book in Rampart Casino in 2026. The existing sportsbook area is being remodeled. LAS VEGAS – The sportsbook at Rampart Casino just outside of the Las Vegas Strip is getting a massive makeover as Caesars Sportsbook is coming in … Read more

Kalshi Partners With CNN Amid Legal Battles

Kalshi Partners With CNN Amid Legal Battles

Kalshi locked down an exclusive partnership with CNN that’ll bring its prediction market data to the network’s shows and platforms. The company is dealing with lawsuits from several states and a federal case claiming it wasn’t honest about how its trading system actually works. Even … Read more

DraftKings, FanDuel Help Halt Wisconsin Sportsbooks Despite Expansion Plans Elsewhere

DraftKings, FanDuel Help Halt Wisconsin Sportsbooks Despite Expansion Plans Elsewhere

A Wisconsin assembly bill (601) did not receive a vote after written testimony from the SBA opposing its structure. Despite the opposition because of revenue sharing, DraftKings and FanDuel are attempting to enter other states via prediction markets. MADISON, Wisc. – A measure to legalize … Read more

Prediction Market News: Gemini 3 Release, Nevada Injunction

Prediction Market News: Gemini 3 Release, Nevada Injunction

Google CEO’s post on X attracted lots of attention to the release of Gemini 3, which has garnered over $7 million in bets on Polymarket. Kalshi’s injunction in Nevada likely to be overturned, facing opposition from multiple other states as well. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – … Read more

Matt Bowyer: The Illegal Bookie Vegas Let Gamble

Matt Bowyer: The Illegal Bookie Vegas Let Gamble

Illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer’s gambling activities exposed anti-money laundering failures across three major Las Vegas casinos, resulting in nearly $27 million in combined regulatory fines. Caesars and other casinos ignored years of red flags about Bowyer’s unverifiable income and continued allowing him to gamble until … Read more

FanDuel Predicts Launches In December, But With Consequences

FanDuel Predicts Launches In December, But With Consequences

FanDuel announced they will launch FanDuel Predicts, a prediction market platform catering to states without a locally-regulated sports betting industry. As a result, FanDuel won’t be able to operate in Nevada since state regulators regard prediction markets as “unlawful”. The FanDuel Predicts App is set … Read more

NBA Cup Preview: Thunder, Cavaliers Given Shortest Odds

NBA Cup Preview: Thunder, Cavaliers Given Shortest Odds

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the shortest odds to win the 2025 NBA Cup at +230. The lowest odds of any team in the past two years were +450. No team that was the favorite to win the NBA Cup entering the tournament has won … Read more

Crypto.com Nevada Sports Betting Halts On Judge’s Order

Crypto.com Nevada Sports Betting Halts On Judge’s Order

U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon ordered Crypto.com to halt its sports event contracts in Nevada. Gordon ruled the contracts are governed by state gambling laws, not federal commodities regulations. The case underscores ongoing legal battles over how prediction markets should be regulated. LAS VEGAS … Read more

Kalshi Triggers $7 Billion Loss for Sports Betting Leaders

Kalshi Triggers $7 Billion Loss for Sports Betting Leaders

Kalshi set a new single-day trading record with over $275 million in activity. DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment lost nearly $7 billion in combined market capitalization. Capitol Hill lawmakers are questioning the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) oversight of prediction market sports contracts. NEW YORK – … 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