A Massachusetts study found that young adults generally considered sports betting acceptable while acknowledging potential risks. Funded by the MGC, the research involved 62 participants aged 18–25 and ran from 2023 to 2026. Among participants, 71% said they had bet on sports.
The study gives regulators evidence that young adults consider sports betting acceptable while acknowledging risks.
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A Massachusetts study found higher levels of problem gambling among veterans than the general population. Technical Assent and UMass Boston’s William Joiner Institute conducted the MGC-funded research using 43 veteran interviews across 25 municipalities and two stakeholder focus groups. The report identified military norms around self-reliance and vulnerability as barriers to seeking help.
A Massachusetts report has examined the effect of gambling on veterans and the barriers that can stop them seeking help. The study was carried out by Technical Assent with the William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences at UMass Boston and funded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. It is based on 43 interviews with veterans in 25 Massachusetts cities and towns and on two focus groups with stakeholders.
It was reported that an Illinois federal judge found Kalshi's sports event contracts likely qualify as swaps late the previous week. The outlet also reported that Ohio regulators had launched a separate enforcement push against prediction markets.
A federal judge in Illinois has found that sports event contracts offered by Kalshi are likely swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), and that several Illinois laws regulating those contracts are likely preempted by federal law. U.S. District Judge Martha Pacold granted the plaintiffs' preliminary injunction requests in part, according to the ruling. The plaintiffs were Kalshi, Coinbase and the CFTC, acting against state regulators.
PlayUSA reported, that an FGS Global survey found 13% of sports fans used prediction markets. Among 2,030 respondents, 81% supported regulatory measures for both sportsbooks and prediction platforms.
Betterment's 2026 Retail Investor Survey found that 52% of Gen Z investors diverted planned investment money to sports betting during the previous year. The April survey questioned 1,000 US investors across four generations. It also found that 26% of Gen Z investors considered sports betting part of their long-term financial strategy.
Reportedly, Optimove analysed 3.2 million active players in the US. Average monthly total sports betting amount increased from approximately $980 in May to $1,013 in June.