Sporttrade told US customers that online sports betting access would be removed shortly as the company pivots towards prediction markets. Management is awaiting approval of designated contract market and designated clearing organisation licences from the derivatives regulator.
The planned exit would end Sporttrade’s online sports betting access while its prediction market licence applications await approval.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymarket | Not stated | Polymarket opens US app access to selected users | Not stated | |
| Sporttrade | Not stated | Sporttrade files with CFTC for contract market designation | Not stated | |
| FanDuel, CME Group | Not stated | FanDuel expands Predicts to all 50 US states | Not stated | |
| Gemini | Not stated | CFTC grants Gemini Titan a designated contract market licence in the US | Not stated | |
| Polymarket | Not stated | Polymarket says CFTC authorises US return as a contracts market | Not stated |
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Reportedly, FanDuel secured National Futures Association membership and a futures commission merchant licence in the US. The approval could increase FanDuel’s control over its prediction market business. It does not authorise FanDuel to run its own designated exchange.
FanDuel now holds membership in the National Futures Association, together with an FCM licence. That status may let the operator exercise greater control over its US prediction market operations. It falls short, however, of permitting FanDuel to run a designated exchange of its own.
The Netherlands' Council of State ruled on 4 November 2026 in Sabofra's appeal concerning its arcade-machine operating licence. The company had challenged the Kansspelautoriteit's refusal of a new licence, which the regulator based on alleged poor conduct linked to cash centres used to facilitate illegal online gambling. The article says the court found the regulator's cited facts showed evidently poor conduct.
The administrative law division of the Netherlands' Council of State issued a ruling on 4 November 2026 in the case of Sabofra. According to the division, the facts cited by the Kansspelautoriteit amount to evidently poor conduct on Sabofra's part.
Indiana’s Alcohol and Tobacco Commission requires endorsements for businesses conducting Type II gaming and for those selling, distributing or manufacturing the games. The initial fee for a retailer endorsement is $250, while renewal costs depend on the previous year’s adjusted gross revenue.
Oversight and administration of type II gaming operations in Indiana fall to the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, known as the ATC. Before conducting type II gaming, a party must first secure a type II gaming endorsement from the ATC. The same endorsement is required of anyone who sells, distributes, or manufactures type II gambling games.
7bet said it is launching prediction markets for players in Latvia and Lithuania. Its platform uses technology supplied by Altenar, and the products will cover event contracts including elections, politics, weather and sport. The applicable gambling rules differ between the two markets, and the report says it remains unclear how 7bet's offer fits those requirements.
Vilnius-based 7bet has announced a prediction markets product launch in Lithuania and Latvia.
S Gaming said it received licence approval from Sweden’s Spelinspektionen to offer online slots to licensed operators in Sweden. The company named Will it Ring? Box Breaker, Spice is Right and Faithful Fortunes among the titles planned for Swedish players; BetComply supported its licensing process.
S Gaming said it has secured licence approval from Sweden's Spelinspektionen and is bringing its online slots to licensed operators in Sweden.