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.
The requested disclosures could inform scrutiny of gambling partnerships across major US sports leagues.
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Five North American professional leagues and their player associations asked state gaming regulators to coordinate action against betting-related athlete abuse. Their letter, dated 15 September, called for bans on abusive sports bettors.
Five major US professional sports leagues and their players associations have jointly asked state gambling regulators for consistent rules imposing permanent bettor bans over harassment. The groups sent their letter this week.
Arkansas's Department of Finance and Administration states that Act 1075 imposes an 8% tax on paid fantasy sports revenues. Operators subtract prizes from entry fees and apply Arkansas's share of entry fees to calculate taxable revenues. The department requires operators to remit the tax quarterly through the Arkansas Taxpayer Access Point.
Arkansas's Department of Finance and Administration has set out how Act 1075 applies an 8% privilege tax to paid fantasy sports game revenues, according to a department notice. The tax is based on the game operator's gross paid fantasy sports game revenues and is collected on a quarterly basis.
Florida Representative Jimmy Patronis asked the Atlantic Coast Conference to disclose its online sports betting rules for employees in an email to commissioner Jim Phillips and the conference board. He made the request after most ACC member schools supported the Protect College Sports Act, which has passed the Senate and awaits House consideration.
A Florida congressman, Jimmy Patronis, has asked the Atlantic Coast Conference to make public the rules it applies to online sports betting by conference employees, according to Fox News. The request went by email to commissioner Jim Phillips and the conference's board of directors. Patronis acted after a majority of the ACC backed the Protect College Sports Act.
Kalshi asked the full Sixth Circuit to reconsider its 25 September ruling allowing Ohio and Tennessee to pursue enforcement under state gambling laws. The company argues that federal commodities law gives the CFTC authority over contracts traded on designated exchanges; the court has not accepted that argument.