OpenBet and Sportradar leave AGA as prediction-market dispute grows
Supplier exits and earlier departures expose divisions over prediction markets and the AGA’s focus on state and tribal authority.
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Nevada lawmakers back full deduction for gambling losses
Restoring the full gambling-loss deduction would reverse the cap, while lawmakers’ industry contributions draw attention to the proposal.
AGA and IGA urge Congress to address prediction-market gambling risks
The groups’ position could shape scrutiny of prediction markets and the boundary between federally regulated contracts and state gambling rules.
AGA and IGA urge Congress to restrict sports prediction market contracts
Any congressional action could affect how prediction market products compete with licensed US sportsbooks and casinos.
AGA and IGA urge Congress to act on sports prediction markets
The groups’ position could shape congressional scrutiny of sports event contracts and their treatment under gaming laws.
AGA and IGA urge Congress to act on sports event contracts
The associations’ request could affect how prediction-market sports contracts are regulated alongside state and tribal betting systems.
Tribal groups back Ho-Chunk Nation lawsuit against Kalshi and Robinhood
The case could affect how prediction-market contracts are regulated on tribal lands and their relationship with tribal gaming compacts.
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AGA appoints Chris Christie to advise on prediction markets
AGA’s opposition highlights a dispute over whether sports event contracts fall under state gambling laws or CFTC regulation.
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Sports Betting Alliance appoints Joe Maloney as president and CEO
The leadership change shifts responsibility for the alliance’s advocacy and legislative work.
Utah poll finds younger residents more positive about sports betting
Public-opinion differences may inform debate over sports-betting policy in a state where gambling is prohibited.
Appointment
AGA appoints Delaware North chief executive Lou Jacobs as chair
Jacobs’s appointment changes leadership at an association involved in gaming policy and responsible gaming programmes.
Appointment
AGA appoints Delaware North CEO Louis Jacobs as chairman
Jacobs’s two-year chairmanship sets a leadership transition at an association involved in industry policy and standards.
FanDuel and DraftKings leave AGA amid prediction-market shift
The departures mark a break between two major sportsbook operators and the industry association over prediction markets.
Appointment
AGA elects Delaware North CEO Lou Jacobs as chairman
Jacobs’s two-year term changes leadership at a trade association involved in industry policy and responsible-gambling programmes.
FanDuel and DraftKings withdraw from AGA over prediction markets
Their exits remove two major sportsbook operators from the trade group as it advocates for gambling-style regulation of prediction markets.
FanDuel and DraftKings leave American Gaming Association
The departures signal a split between two major sports betting operators and the US gaming trade body over prediction markets.