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NCLGS elects Al Williams president and flags prediction-market regulation
NCLGS leadership has identified prediction-market regulation, operator practices and minors’ access as policy priorities.
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Kalshi accused of using child protection bill to expand gaming contracts
The bill's wording on event contracts could affect how US prediction markets offer sports and casino-related products.
Illinois and Kentucky set DFS 2.0 regulation blueprint
Illinois and Kentucky's new daily fantasy sports rules could guide other states' DFS regulation.
Pennsylvania bill would regulate prediction market platforms
The proposal could establish state rules for prediction market platforms in Pennsylvania.
Ticker Tracker introduces prediction-market growth monitoring tool
The Ticker Tracker tool lets users chart prediction-market growth, informing monitoring of the sector's expansion.
Macquarie forecasts $1.5tn prediction-market trading volume by 2030
The forecast gives operators, suppliers and investors a long-range volume benchmark for prediction markets as they weigh entry and product plans.
Google revises gambling advertising certification procedures
Operators, affiliates and app developers in jurisdictions permitting online gambling promotion face revised certification procedures from 26 August 2026.
Nevada lawmakers introduce federal bill to ban sports event contracts
The bill would remove sports event contracts from federal exchange jurisdiction, shielding licensed sportsbooks and state gaming tax revenue from unlicensed competition.
Macquarie forecasts prediction market volume of $1.5trn by 2030
Macquarie forecasts prediction market volume reaching $1.5trn by 2030 and Kalshi volume of $520bn within five years.
Nevada congressmen propose ban on sports-based prediction markets
If enacted, the proposal would prevent exchanges from offering sports and casino-style contracts in its scope.
Nevada lawmakers propose ban on sports prediction contracts
The proposal would prohibit exchanges from listing sports and casino-style contracts.
ProphetX and Players’ Lounge add CFTC-regulated sports prediction markets
The partnership adds federally regulated sports event contracts to Players’ Lounge for eligible users in participating US jurisdictions.
Washington court grants injunction against Kalshi as prediction market scrutiny grows
The injunction and widening legislative push raise legal risk for operators treating event contracts as federally regulated derivatives rather than gambling.
Market makers price prediction market combos as Kalshi expands sports offering
Operators and suppliers face a pricing and liquidity challenge as exchange-traded combos compete with sportsbook parlay margins.
California man admits illegal gambling business run from Costa Rica
The case shows US prosecutors pursuing offshore-based operators who take bets from American customers, a jurisdictional risk for Costa Rica-facing gambling businesses.
CME Group CEO says sports prediction contracts resemble gambling
A US Supreme Court ruling on whether sports prediction contracts fall under derivatives or gambling law would reshape how operators and exchanges offer such products.
Nevada Gaming Commission approves regulatory steps for MGM and Caesars deals
The approvals advance regulatory preparations, but the Caesars transaction remains subject to several further conditions.
Nevada lawmakers introduce bill to bar sports contracts on US trading platforms
If enacted, the bill would change which sports and casino-style contracts federally registered platforms may offer.
Council of Europe backs findings of 12 World Cup betting controversies
The differing assessments raise questions about how integrity risks, including prediction-market activity, were monitored.
Macquarie forecasts $1.5tn prediction-market volume by 2030
The forecast raises projected prediction-market turnover to $1.5tn by 2030, above other analysts' projections.
Polymarket plans legal challenge to ANJ site block in France
The challenge could test whether France can block a prediction-market site that says it no longer enables local trading.
NASPL warns prediction markets threaten lottery funding for public programmes
Lottery operators argue prediction markets could divert revenue that funds public programmes, a concern for state lotteries and their suppliers.
US senators seek sports prediction-contract ban in CLARITY Act
The senators' letter urges adding a prediction-market ban targeting sports wagers or casino-like contracts to the CLARITY Act.
US House subcommittee holds hearing on sports event contract integrity
Congressional scrutiny of sports event contracts could reshape how operators, suppliers and investors treat prediction markets alongside licensed sportsbooks.
Nevada congressmen file Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act
The bill would add a federal barrier to sports contracts on prediction markets, affecting operators and suppliers weighing that product line.