Twelve US senators urged the Department of Justice to pursue illegal offshore gambling operators and work with state and territorial attorneys general. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, they also requested assessments of enforcement actions, ongoing efforts and how the operators target young people.
The request could increase federal scrutiny and enforcement pressure on illegal offshore gambling operations.
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Indian Gaming Association chairman David Bean urged tribal leaders to coordinate their response to sports prediction markets at a National Congress of American Indians Executive Council meeting in Washington. The report says the IGA and 16 tribes have filed briefs supporting state regulators, while tribal groups are seeking amendments to the Commodity Exchange Act.
Reportedly, Connecticut took enforcement action against nine prediction-market platforms on Thursday. Its news roundup also covered higher first-half earnings at Playtech, FATF money-laundering indicators related to gambling and another FanDuel prediction-market partnership.
FanDuel took action against Bill Simmons’ account and notified Massachusetts’ MGC. The report linked the action to Simmons saying he had his daughter’s boyfriend place bets on his behalf.
Kalshi announced enforcement action against California gubernatorial candidate Stephen Cloobeck for betting on his own victory. The report said Kalshi also took action against two other political candidates.
New York launched a $36bn legal action alleging that Kalshi breached state gambling laws. The state accused the prediction market operator of disregarding its gaming rules.