Clubs and betting operators are reportedly seeking an urgent agreement with Brazil’s government over financial concerns linked to the suspension of the betting market. The available page text gives no further details.
Any agreement could affect betting operators’ commercial relationships with clubs amid the market suspension.
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Fourteen of the 20 teams in Brazil's Serie A needed immediate adjustments after betting companies' sponsorships were suspended. The clubs are now seeking ad-hoc agreements to replace the arrangements.
Kalshi has agreed prediction market partnerships with the Dodgers and four other MLB teams. The report said prediction market operators now have partnerships with nearly 25% of MLB’s 30 clubs.
Reportedly, the NFL renewed sponsorship agreements with DraftKings and FanDuel ahead of its 2026 regular season. The renewals came two weeks before the season's opening.
The Junta de Andalucía plans to exclude non-profit "social bingo" from the regional gambling law through an amendment in the draft 2027 budget bill. The change would cover recreational games run by clubs, cultural and sports associations, day centres and care homes, which could previously be sanctioned. Organisers would have to report session schedules monthly and keep records; the proposal still needs parliamentary passage.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said the state will pursue enforcement against more prediction market operators offering sports-related contracts, reported by The Statehouse News Bureau. The Ohio Casino Control Commission has already issued cease-and-desist notices to Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood. Two bills would restrict election betting and treat sporting event contracts as regulated, taxable sports gambling.
Governor Mike DeWine has signaled that Ohio intends to take enforcement action against additional prediction market operators that list sports-related contracts, describing those products as violations of state gambling law. According to The Statehouse News Bureau, the governor made clear that the state's response will involve enforcement rather than warnings alone. Cease-and-desist notices have already gone out from the Ohio Casino Control Commission to multiple firms, among them Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood.