Kalshi and VGW both took fire from Arkansas AG Tim Griffin on Wednesday

Kalshi, VGW targeted by sweeping Arkansas gambling crackdown

KEY TAKEAWAYSArkansas joins a growing list of states taking action against both prediction markets and sweepstakes operators.A new angle emerges as Arkansas uses Kalshi's...
Second Circuit courthouse in New York

Second Circuit denies Kalshi New York appeal as court rulings stack up

KEY TAKEAWAYSThe Second Circuit appeals court denied Kalshi's requests for injunctions pending appeals in New York and Connecticut, as well as Coinbase's similar appeal...
Columbus, Ohio, where Sen. Bill DeMora serves

‘It’s time’ to regulate prediction markets, Ohio senator says after federal ruling

KEY TAKEAWAYSDemocratic Ohio Sen. Bill DeMora filed bills to license and regulate sports prediction markets as sports gambling and to ban election event contracts.DeMora...
A 'road closed' sign in Illinois

Illinois appeals to Seventh Circuit after judge blocks prediction markets law

KEY TAKEAWAYSIllinois is barred from enforcing its event contracts licensing and taxation law for the time being.A federal judge granted preliminary injunctions to parties...

DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics retreat from Utah prediction markets amid Kalshi firestorm

KEY TAKEAWAYS:After Utah filed felony charges against Kalshi this week, at least four major gaming operators that offer prediction markets are pulling sports and...
Salt Lake City, Utah

Raising Arizona: Utah brings 13 felony charges against Kalshi

KEY TAKEAWAYSUtah is pursuing 13 felony charges and one misdemeanor count against Kalshi, alleging an investigator was able to place sports bets on the...
St. Louis, Missouri

Kalshi sues Missouri, says cease-and-desist compliance is impossible

KEY TAKEAWAYSKalshi is the third prediction market operator to respond to a Missouri cease-and-desist notice by suing the state.The company says it cannot comply...
NY Kalshi lawsuit

New York regulator sues Kalshi, alleging prediction markets operator defied subpoenas

KEY TAKEAWAYSThe New York State Gaming Commission is asking a court to compel Kalshi to comply with subpoenas investigating potential violations of state gambling...
The state flag of Louisiana and the U.S. flag

Kalshi pre-emptively sues Louisiana, noting state’s new illegal gambling laws

KEY TAKEAWAYSKalshi sued Louisiana in federal court on Oct. 23, extending the prediction markets litigation battle into Fifth Circuit territory for the first time.The...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal

Blumenthal steps up VIP probe by quizzing leading sportsbooks, prediction markets

KEY TAKEAWAYSFederal lawmakers want leading online sportsbooks and prediction markets to explain their VIP programs and how they tailor promotional offers to individual users.Sen....

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SBC establishes Regulatory Advisory Board

SBC forms Regulatory Advisory Board to strengthen global industry dialogue

KEY TAKEAWAYSSBC brings together leading regulatory affairs experts and industry executives to support regulatory engagement, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across international gaming markets.The New Regulatory...
SBC Summit Europe

SBC, VNLOK partner to strengthen licensed operator participation at SBC Summit Europe

SBC and Vergunde Nederlandse Online Kansspelaanbieders (VNLOK), the trade association for licensed Dutch online gambling operators, have agreed to a new multi-year strategic partnership...
SBC Summit 2026 ribbon-cutting

SBC Summit 2026 ends record week with 40,000 attendees as event commits to Lisbon...

SBC Summit's record-breaking 2026 edition delivered growth not only in overall attendance, but across some of the industry’s most commercially important audience groups.Operator numbers...
SBC Summit Europe Amsterdam announcement

SBC Summit Europe builds on Amsterdam move with regulated markets focus

SBC Summit Europe will bring together the businesses, regulators and policymakers shaping the future of regulated gambling across the continent when it takes place...