Prediction Markets

Stay up to date with the latest prediction markets news, trends and developments. Explore coverage of prediction market platforms, event contracts, sports prediction markets, regulation, market growth and the evolving relationship between prediction markets and the betting industry.

Canada financial regulators take hard line on sports prediction markets

While prediction markets resembling sports bets continue to attract customers nationwide and clog up courts across the U.S., federal regulators in Canada are taking...
Prediction Markets Weekly banner image

Prediction Markets Weekly: Kalshi’s MLB moves and New York Times spat

This week was a busy week on the prediction markets front. When is it not?Even before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Entrance to the CFTC headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Gaming attorneys criticize CFTC’s ‘contemptuous’ defiance of court orders

Speaking on the Indian Gaming Association's 'The New Normal' webcast on Wednesday, two gaming attorneys agreed that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has...
Connecticut State Capitol, seat of government that is suing Kalshi for illegal sports betting

Kalshi suit by Connecticut echoes another state’s path toward ban

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced Thursday that his state is suing Kalshi for "illegal unlicensed sports betting" after a federal judge denied Kalshi's...
New Jersey plate

Caesars Sportsbook hit with $250k fine by New Jersey regulator

Caesars Sportsbook reached a financial settlement this month with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to address a series of responsible gambling...
The DraftKings app

DraftKings faces California predictions suit as it ramps ads in biggest states

DraftKings faces allegations of illegal sports betting via prediction markets in a new class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in California, at the same...
An MLBPA player

MLBPA says league ‘balked’ at prop bet ban in letter to Congress

In the wake of the furor surrounding FanDuel's use of a message from Bryce Harper, the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) told members of Congress...
A chain with a weak link

Nevada claims Kalshi weakened argument by accepting NC tax

The Nevada Attorney General's Office told an appeals court that Kalshi contradicted its own argument about the legality of prediction markets by accepting a...
SBC Summit First Pitch

SBC Summit reveals 5 First Pitch finalists to showcase next-gen gaming tech

SBC has revealed the five startups that will compete in the 2026 edition of First Pitch, in partnership with BettingStartups, with this year’s shortlist...
SBC Summit The Script

The Script to headline SBC Summit 2026 opening night

SBC Summit 2026’s evening program will open with a headline performance from multi-platinum-selling band The Script, marking one of the largest artist bookings in...

Event News

SBC Summit Lisbon

SBC signs long-term agreement to keep SBC Summit in Lisbon until 2030

SBC has signed a new long-term agreement confirming Lisbon as the host city of SBC Summit through 2030, formalizing the company’s commitment to the...
Snoop Dogg revealed as SBC Summit 2027 headliner

SBC Summit Live Blog: Snoop Dogg reveal highlights final day

LISBON, Portugal — We’re back to wrap up SBC Summit on the third and final day of the biggest show in in the industry....
SBC Summit

SBC Summit Live Blog: Michael Jordan leads Day 1 in Lisbon

LISBON, Portugal -- Welcome to SBC Summit, the biggest show in town headlined by the biggest name in sports, Michael Jordan.SBC Americas Editor Adam...
SBC Summit 2026

SBC Summit returns to Lisbon for record-breaking year, headlined by historic keynotes & biggest...

SBC Summit, the betting and iGaming industry's flagship conference and exhibition, is on track to welcome 40,000 delegates to Lisbon next week for its...