The New York State Gaming Commission is urging professional sports leagues to submit formal requests for restrictions on wagers in New York. The commission said no league has filed such a request, and it may shorten its usual 60-day review period; it is also reviewing individual player proposition bets.
Operators may face changes to permitted wager types as the commission reviews player propositions and league requests.
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US Senator Richard Blumenthal asked the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS and NCAA to provide details of their gambling partnerships by 1 May 2026. He said the information would support a review of relationships between sports leagues and gambling stakeholders, amid concerns about sports betting and prediction markets.
Regulators in New York and Massachusetts have taken steps to increase oversight of sports betting licensees’ use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The moves followed media coverage that DraftKings might use AI to target losing bettors; that use was not confirmed in the available reporting.
Eight Wisconsin tribes asked a state court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Act 247, according to the report. The statute authorises statewide online sports betting through tribal gaming operations.
Eight Wisconsin tribes have asked a state court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Act 247, the statute that authorises statewide online sports betting through tribal gaming operations.
Crypto.com and Robinhood petitioned the US Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision upholding the denial of an injunction against Nevada over sports event contracts. Both companies have suspended those contracts for Nevada residents while seeking review. The filing follows Kalshi’s request for an en banc Ninth Circuit hearing in a separate case concerning state regulation of sports event contracts.
It was reported that New Jersey’s casino industry wants federal limits on sports-related prediction-market contracts. The industry argues that such offerings may conflict with state gambling laws.