The Council of Europe supported Copenhagen Group findings on integrity risks at the 2026 World Cup, contradicting FIFA's statement that its taskforce identified no suspicious betting. The group reported seven yellow alerts and 12 major controversies; the reason for the differing assessments was unclear.
The differing assessments raise questions about how integrity risks, including prediction-market activity, were monitored.
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A lawyer said a Democratic midterm victory would not give states an advantage over prediction markets. The report said congressional intervention efforts had failed to attract sufficient support, while the CFTC and Trump administration backed operators holding permits.
US President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act at a White House meeting with cryptocurrency and financial-industry executives. Prediction-market representatives were not invited, and a person familiar with the meeting said the administration had decided to focus on crypto; the CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee was due to meet the following day.
US President Donald Trump plans to meet prediction market and cryptocurrency company executives at the White House on 19 August, citing Bloomberg. Expected attendees include executives from Polymarket and Kalshi, alongside Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Michael Selig.
The White House did not invite prediction-market operators to President Donald Trump’s 19 August meeting with cryptocurrency and technology leaders, a White House official confirmed. A source involved in organising the event said the administration focused it on the crypto sector. Prediction markets are due to be discussed at the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee’s first meeting on 20 August in Washington.
The CFTC proposal on federal rules for sports and other prediction-market contracts has drawn objections from lawmakers, tribes, casinos, consumer advocates and former agency officials. Public comments reviewed in the report said authorities and industry groups in 20 states regard sports contracts as illegal gambling that should remain under state and local control; the proposal would likely permit contracts on scores and tournament results while restricting others.