pre-seed
Fireplace raises $1.5m in pre-seed round for prediction markets platform
The funding supports a company developing tools for prediction-market users.
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Reports
Kalshi and Tradeweb partner to expand institutional prediction-market access
The partnership could give Kalshi access to institutional participants through Tradeweb’s trading platforms.
Connecticut committee hears bill to restrict prediction markets for under-21s
If enacted, HB 5038 would impose age, location and advertising requirements on prediction-market platforms in Connecticut.
Cox vows to challenge CFTC authority over prediction markets in Utah
The dispute could affect whether operators can offer sports-related event contracts under federal oversight in Utah.
Illinois senator proposes gambling-disorder treatment bill
If enacted, the proposal would expand treatment and referral obligations relevant to gambling operators and public agencies in Illinois.
Hervitas questions effectiveness of Dutch online gambling rules
Hervitas’ concerns raise questions about whether Dutch safeguards protect players who move to illegal gambling sites.
Light & Wonder launches games on Play Alberta in Canada
The launch adds Light & Wonder content to Alberta’s government-run platform ahead of the province’s planned commercial-market opening.
Series B
Novig raises $75m Series B to pursue US sports prediction exchange
Novig’s fundraising supports its shift toward a CFTC-regulated sports exchange and its planned nationwide US reach.
UK Gambling Commission says prediction markets would likely be gambling
Prediction-market operators may need a British gambling licence or risk committing an offence by serving local consumers.
CVM clears B3 prediction-market derivatives for Brazil launch
The approval allows B3 to introduce event-linked contracts in Brazil, subject to a professional-investor threshold.
Ninth Circuit denies Kalshi stay in Nevada prediction-markets case
The ruling leaves Nevada regulators able to pursue state-court action against Kalshi’s event contracts.
Hawaii lawmakers advance bills on sports betting and prediction markets
The bills could license and tax sports wagering while broadening Hawaii’s gambling definition to cover prediction markets.
KSA orders Polymarket to stop offering prediction markets in the Netherlands
The order requires Polymarket to withdraw its Dutch offering or face weekly penalties.
seed
PRED secures $2.5m seed funding for prediction markets
The funding gives PRED capital to develop its prediction markets business.
Caesars CEO says event contracts could put casino licences at risk
The warning signals potential licence consequences for operators considering offering event contracts.
Nevada Gaming Control Board files enforcement action against Kalshi
The action challenges whether Kalshi can offer sports event contracts in Nevada without state gaming licences.
TRUEiGTECH launches prediction-market platform for operators
The platform gives operators a stated route to enter prediction markets without building standalone infrastructure.
Bitwise and GraniteShares file for political prediction-market ETFs
The filings propose election-linked funds whose value depends on specified party outcomes, but they remain unapproved.
SEC seeks coordination with CFTC on prediction market oversight
Coordination between the agencies could shape federal oversight of prediction-market products.
CFTC appoints prediction market executives to 35-member advisory committee
The committee gives prediction-market companies a formal role in advising the CFTC on financial-market policy.
CFTC backs Kalshi and Polymarket in US prediction-market dispute
The court dispute could affect whether states can restrict prediction-market operators under their gambling laws.
CFTC chair defends federal authority over prediction markets
The federal-state jurisdiction dispute may shape how prediction-market platforms offer sports event contracts across states.
Bragg supplies casino content to Super Technologies under expanded deal
The agreement extends Bragg’s content distribution across Super’s platforms as the operator pursues expansion into new markets.
CFTC chair backs prediction-market oversight and Crypto.com in court dispute
The dispute could determine whether states or the CFTC oversee event-contract markets.
NBA commissioner calls prediction markets sports gambling, defers legal status to courts and lawmakers
Operators and prediction-market providers face unresolved legal classification that lawmakers and courts will determine.