Prediction Markets Weekly: AGA and IGA slam CFTC rules, ProphetX gets blessing
This week's prediction markets discourse was dominated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) publishing its proposed rules for event contracts trading on Wednesday.We...
Polymarket teams up with Genius Sports on Liga MX partnership
On the day that the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off in Mexico City, Mexico's top soccer league has become the latest major sports...
What do proposed CFTC prediction market rules say about sports and gaming?
Michael Selig's Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) officially published its proposed prediction markets rules on Wednesday after months of review and thousands of public...
FanDuel expands prediction markets offering with Crypto.com contracts
FanDuel has expanded its FanDuel Predicts prediction markets offering by adding a range of sports and other event contracts through a new partnership with...
FanDuel slashes jobs weeks after CEO change as US giant resets
The cuts are getting deeper for FanDuel after the company completed a round of layoffs just a month after reporting slow earnings and parting...
DraftKings unveils new slot-style Moonshot MLB live betting product
DraftKings has further diversified its online sports betting product with the debut of live MLB betting offering that seems to further blur the lines...
Better Business Bureau: Kalshi refused inquiry into influencer marketing
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) said Monday that it is prepared to hold Kalshi to account over the company's use of influencers and affiliates...
Bipartisan Congressional bill would mandate federal study on gambling disorders
Two Congressmen have introduced new federal legislation that would mandate the U.S. government to conduct a multiyear study into the causes, long-term effects, and...
What advice would FanDuel co-founder Nigel Eccles give gaming entrepreneurs?
FanDuel co-founder Nigel Eccles has seen a lot and done a lot in more than a quarter of a century in the gaming business.Eccles...
Sportradar enters prediction market space, gives Kalshi official league data
After noting the opportunity presented by prediction markets for sports data companies, Sportradar is officially entering the space through an extensive data and integrity...
Event News
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 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 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...
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...