Prediction Markets

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Two impalas locking horns and fighting

Polymarket says it had to sue New Mexico because state sued Kalshi

New Mexico is one of more than a dozen states which continue to lock horns with prediction market platforms in court battles, and Polymarket...
The New Jersey State House in Trenton

New Jersey Democrats advance scaled-back bill to tax prediction markets

The idea of taxing prediction markets is gaining traction in New Jersey as Democratic lawmakers in both chambers of the Garden State legislature advanced...
Columbus, the center of the Kalshi vs. Ohio battle

Kalshi starts new fight with Ohio in state court over planned $5M fine

Kalshi vs. Ohio has been one of the busier prediction market court battles, and the company stepped up the conflict with a fresh lawsuit...
Kalshi

How Kalshi sports loss in Michigan court fits into big picture

Days after losing a bid to move into federal court, Kalshi suffered another defeat Monday when a Michigan judge temporarily barred the company from...
Sen. Bernie Moreno

Senate bans self from prediction markets amid legislative proposals

As prediction markets on war, politics, and sports continue to occupy the headspace of legislators across the country, the Senate drew a line in...
Downtown Columbus, Ohio

Ohio Senate proposes taxing prediction markets, Iowa bill advances

Ohio is the latest state to attempt legislation that would attempt to establish a licensing and regulation framework for prediction market platforms, including requiring...
A 'restricted area' sign on a fence

New MGCB self-exclusion tool includes prediction markets

The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) is teaming up with a company called Gamban to help state residents block their own access to both...
Entrance to the CFTC on its headquarters building in Washington

CFTC sues New York, intervenes in Massachusetts over prediction markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ramped up its prediction markets court offensive on Friday by filing a federal lawsuit against the state of...
Polymarket

Feds: Soldier used classified info to profit on Polymarket

A U.S. Army soldier involved in the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro used classified information to win more than $400,000 on Polymarket wagering...
Selig

Congress grills CFTC Chair Selig on prediction markets, insider trading

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture held a stern and occasionally scathing interrogation of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael...

Event News

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...