DraftKings reports 15% sportsbook handle growth during NFL season
Operators and investors can assess DraftKings’ reported sportsbook growth alongside its conditional plans for additional marketing investment.
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Jaime Costello leaves NCPG programmes director role ahead of planned date
The departure changes leadership at a gambling-related harm organisation following Kalshi’s membership and pledge.
FairPlay Sports Media invests undisclosed amount in WagerWire
The investment links FairPlay Sports Media with WagerWire’s prediction-markets expansion.
DraftKings CEO discusses early NFL trends and prediction markets
Robins’ comments address DraftKings’ reliance on sports contracts as it develops prediction-markets activity.
DraftKings CEO says company can benefit under either sports prediction market outcome
Investors have Robins’s assessment that DraftKings could benefit whether sports prediction markets continue operating or face court restrictions.
Polymarket lobbies European regulators for financial classification of prediction contracts
Financial classification could shape Polymarket’s European authorisation prospects, but would not automatically allow unrestricted retail sales.
Polymarket seeks European regulatory treatment as a financial services platform
The regulatory classification could determine whether Polymarket can obtain authorisation to operate across European markets.
Kalshi faces scrutiny over reported Ethereum trading volume
The disparity between Ethereum turnover and open interest raises questions for investors assessing Kalshi’s reported trading activity.
Yahoo Finance ends Polymarket data partnership after removing market hub
The termination removes Polymarket data from Yahoo Finance while leaving its advertising relationship in place.
Spain reports 1.4% possible problem gambling prevalence among adults in 2024
The figures provide regulators and operators with indicators on adult risk, youth participation and regulated online-market growth.
Polymarket reportedly lobbies European regulators over prediction-market classification
The classification sought by Polymarket could affect whether its event contracts fall under gambling or financial regulation in Europe.
TikTok applies different advertising rules to prediction markets and sportsbooks
TikTok’s advertising rules distinguish prediction-market trading from sportsbook betting, making that classification relevant to operators’ advertising.
Eilers & Krejcik Gaming forecasts $40bn in US NFL wagering for 2026
Investors assessing the forecast’s 21% prediction-market share face an unpublished method for converting exchange volume into comparable betting handle.
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe launches SaltTrade prediction-market app using Kalshi infrastructure
The launch gives a Tribal-owned business access to Kalshi’s exchange while other Tribal governments challenge sports-event contracts in court.
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe partners with Kalshi on prediction markets
The partnership gives the Tribe a Kalshi-powered route to develop its own prediction-market trading app under a conditional CFTC letter.
Underdog challenges Connecticut over sports prediction markets
The case tests whether federal derivatives oversight pre-empts Connecticut’s licensing rules for sports event contracts.
Eilers & Krejcik projects sportsbooks will take 79% of 2026-27 NFL betting
The forecast gives operators and prediction-market platforms an estimate of their respective shares of NFL betting activity.
New York sportsbooks take $595m in NFL opening week
The figures show operators’ opening-week betting volume and winnings as prediction markets compete for NFL activity.
Missouri attorney general orders six prediction markets to stop sports contracts
The order could require the named platforms to obtain state licences or withdraw their sports event contracts in Missouri.
Crypto.com and Robinhood ask US Supreme Court to review sports contracts
A Supreme Court review could affect how prediction-market platforms navigate conflicting federal and state oversight of sports contracts.
Brazil’s SPA requires prior approval for changes to federal lottery rules
Caixa must obtain prior approval before changing rules for the covered federal lottery games.
Prediction markets face state challenges over election trading in the USA
Court challenges could determine whether prediction-market operators can offer election contracts across state markets.
AGA urges Texas to sue prediction markets
Texas legislators heard calls for litigation against prediction markets alongside Kalshi’s warnings about offshore alternatives.
Missouri attorney general orders six prediction markets to halt sports contracts
Six cease-and-desist letters signal Missouri’s enforcement position that sports event contracts constitute unlicensed sports betting, with a court challenge expected.
Genius Sports launches prediction markets affiliate linking pricing and live sports data
Investors can assess whether Genius Sports’ affiliate combining pricing and live sports data captures more prediction markets business.