Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a law on 30 March permitting bets on in-state college teams at tribal sportsbooks; it takes effect on 11 June. Wagers must be placed in person at tribal casinos, while bets on named in-state college participants, coaching decisions and officiating remain prohibited.
Tribal sportsbooks can offer in-state college-team bets under new limits on locations and wager types.
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown argued that Kalshi’s prediction-market products amount to gambling and are not regulated in the state. His office has sued Kalshi, seeking to stop its operations; Brown said enforcing Washington law was his priority.
The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council sent cease-and-desist notices to three unlicensed sports gaming operators, according to the report. The report says the council pushed the operators out of the state.
A federal judge in Utah ruled that federal commodities law does not pre-empt the state's gambling laws, allowing Utah officials to enforce them against Kalshi's sports prediction markets. Judge Robert J. Shelby denied Kalshi's request for a preliminary injunction and granted summary judgment to state officials; Kalshi was expected to appeal, according to a legal expert cited in the report.
A federal judge in Michigan denied Polymarket's request for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked state regulators from applying gambling laws to its operations. Judge Paul L. Maloney rejected the company's argument that its sports event contracts fall under exclusive federal oversight as financial derivatives; Polymarket had maintained that the CFTC had jurisdiction.
Indiana regulators voted unanimously against an NCAA proposal to prohibit pregame college player props. The decision preserves those markets alongside the state's existing ban on in-game college player props. Commissioners said lawmakers should decide whether to introduce broader restrictions.
Indiana's gambling regulator voted unanimously to reject a request from college sports' governing body to ban pregame wagers on individual college players. Such bets on individual players during games have been barred in the state since 2019, yet the commission opted against applying the same rule to markets offered before games begin. Regulators had taken up the matter in June and put off a final decision at that time so it could be reviewed further.