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IGA delegates say prediction markets pose a tougher policy challenge

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Industry representatives at the Indian Gaming Association convention said lessons from efforts against sweepstakes operators could inform opposition to prediction markets. California tribes helped secure a 2025 bill targeting sweepstakes businesses, and the article reports that the tribes generated $12bn in gaming revenue that year.

The differing legal tactics described could shape how gaming businesses respond to prediction-market operators.

End-of-day close Light & Wonder (LNW), AUD, to 29 May 2026
Story date2 March 202629 May 2026

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Nevada sportsbook executives say prediction markets affect operators

Boomer’s Sportsbook CEO Joe Asher and Caesars Digital head Eric Hession discussed prediction markets before Nevada’s Gaming Control Board on 8 July. Asher said their impact could not be quantified, while Hession agreed they were affecting sportsbook profits; the board has asked a court to hold Kalshi in contempt over alleged non-compliance with an order restricting sports betting in Nevada, which Kalshi says it has complied with.

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