CSA and CIRO oppose securities rules for sports event contracts in Canada
The position limits the types of event contracts that Canadian dealers can facilitate under securities rules.
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British Columbia classifies unauthorised prediction contracts as illegal gambling
Unauthorised prediction platforms offering sports or entertainment contracts could face enforcement in British Columbia.
Polymarket US withdraws two NFL player-participation contract filings
The withdrawals leave the proposed NFL player-participation contracts unlisted and their regulatory status unresolved.
Ninth Circuit denies Kalshi injunction against Nevada sports-betting rules
The ruling leaves Nevada able to enforce state gambling rules against Kalshi’s sports-event contracts.
Ninth Circuit upholds Nevada’s authority over Kalshi sports contracts
The ruling allows Nevada regulators to act against Kalshi’s prediction market operations despite its federal commodities law argument.
Canadian regulators reaffirm ban on sports and entertainment event contracts
Updated Canadian regulatory guidance confirms that sports and entertainment event contracts are prohibited in Canada.
Ninth Circuit rejects sports event contracts in 3–0 ruling
The ruling affects how prediction-market operators can offer sports event contracts in the US market.
Ninth Circuit affirms ruling that Kalshi sports contracts are bets
The ruling keeps prediction-market sports contracts outside swaps treatment, shaping how US operators and suppliers view event-contract competition.
Kalshi rejects treating its sports contracts as traditional bets
The dispute may affect whether prediction-market operators face federal financial oversight or state gambling rules.
Kalshi records $5.4bn in trading by US users aged 18–21
Users aged 18–21 traded approximately $3.9bn in sports contracts and parlays as leagues sought a minimum trading age of 21.
CSA and CIRO exclude sports and entertainment event contracts from Canadian securities rules
The guidance places oversight of sports-related event contracts outside securities rules, leaving provincial gaming authorities central to their regulation.
MGM Excavating files claims exceeding $3.8m against Bally’s Chicago casino project
MGM Excavating’s liens seek more than $3.8m for allegedly unpaid work, including sums for two subcontractors.
CSA and CIRO exclude sports and entertainment prediction contracts from supervised platforms
The guidance prevents platforms supervised by CSA and CIRO from offering sports and entertainment prediction contracts in Canada.
Kalshi faces further state litigation in Connecticut and Montana
Kalshi faced further legal disputes in Connecticut and Montana as the sector added entrants, data partnerships and distribution agreements.
Domusbet plans to acquire retail betting networks in central and northern Italy
The proposed acquisitions could change ownership and operating continuity for retail betting networks in the targeted regions.
US authorities reportedly investigate further prediction-market insider trading cases
The reported investigations extend scrutiny to military-event and corporate earnings contracts, while authorities have yet to decide whether to bring charges.
Canadian regulators issue guidance on sports and entertainment event contracts
CIRO considers facilitating or approving dealer-member applications to trade sports and entertainment event contracts inappropriate.
EvenBet Gaming adopts Evenbeter name as company broadens its business
Clients gain a new supplier identity, Evenbeter, while poker remains central and Swedish and Danish licences support regulated market plans.
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IWG extends Michigan Lottery supply contract to July 2032
The contract secures six more years of IWG supplying Michigan Lottery with eInstant games through InstantRGS.
Connecticut officials sue Kalshi over sports event contracts
The case will test whether Connecticut can apply its gambling laws to Kalshi’s sports event contracts.
CSA and CIRO clarify treatment of sports and entertainment event contracts in Canada
The guidance sets boundaries for securities dealers handling certain event contracts while retaining conditions on limited trading activity.
CFTC defends Kalshi operations amid New York court dispute
The dispute leaves prediction-market operators facing competing federal and state legal positions in New York.
SEC has not approved prediction market ETFs as filings expand
ETF issuers and operators face unresolved regulatory review across products tied to event contracts and futures.
Connecticut files enforcement lawsuit against Kalshi over sports contracts
Connecticut’s lawsuit seeks to halt Kalshi’s sports contracts and impose penalties and repayment of revenue generated in the state.
ANJL responds to Brazil central bank comments on household debt
ANJL’s response brings the games and lotteries association into Brazil’s household indebtedness discussion following comments by the central bank president.