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State Attorneys General Challenge CFTC Prediction Market Legal Framework
A coalition of 44 state attorneys general has opposed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposed rule for event contracts, arguing that the…
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Crypto.com’s OG Challenges Washington Enforcement Over Prediction Contracts
Crypto.com’s prediction market operator OG has filed a lawsuit against the State of Washington to prevent regulators from enforcing against its event…
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Nevada Authorities Push New Bill To Ban Prediction Markets
Nevada Representatives Steven Horsford and Mark Amodei have introduced the bipartisan Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, a bill that will prevent federally…
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Polymarket Takes France to Court After ANJ Pulls the Plug on Its Website
The ANJ in France banned Polymarket's complete website on 16 July 2026 due to illegal gambling promotion and a risk of €100,000…
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Netflix’s First Gambling Advertising Hire Exposes a Platform at a Crossroads
Netflix has brought on Ian Hunter, who worked with Stars Group for seven years and was previously with Snap Inc., to oversee…
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Ireland’s Gambling Regulator Has One Unnamed Target — and a High Court Threat Ready to Fire
GRAI CEO Anne Marie Caulfield confirmed the regulator could pursue High Court blocking orders against one of the world's largest prediction market…
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Prediction Markets Just Stole a Quarter of the World Cup’s Betting Pot, and Sportsbooks Are Starting to Panic
Prediction markets claimed roughly 27% of all legal US sports-betting volume during the World Cup, tripling their market share from 9% in…
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France Orders ISPs to Cut Off Polymarket After Two Years of Watching
ANJ used administrative blocking powers to order French ISPs to restrict access to Polymarket and its variants after a two-year investigation into…
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Czech Republic Bans Polymarket From Its Jurisdiction
Prediction market platform Polymarket has been banned in the Czech Republic after it was classified as an unauthorised gambling operator. The Ministry…
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Trump’s Teleprompter Man Was Betting on the President’s Words While Setting Up His Script
Teleprompter operator for Mr. Trump since 2016, Gabriel Perez, is negotiating his settlement with CFTC after earning over $100,000 from Trump's speeches…
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Michigan Tightens the Screw on Kalshi as $500,000 Daily Fines Enter the Picture
Judge Aquilina extended the sports contract ban and set 12 August as Kalshi's hard geofencing deadline, with fines of $500,000 per day…
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Arizona Tightens Prediction Markets Regulations To Prevent Insider Trading
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed an executive order banning government employees from using confidential information to trade on prediction markets or…
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Gibraltar Launches World’s First Dedicated Prediction Markets Regulation
Gibraltar published the world's first standalone prediction markets regulatory framework on 13 July 2026, under the Gibraltar Gambling Act 2025. Two operators,…
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Italy Blocks Polymarket Again — And This Time, Lazio’s €19m Deal Could Be the Real Casualty
The Agency for Customs and Monopolies (ADM) of Italy has blacklisted Polymarket again and identified it as an unauthorised gambling operator. The…
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Google Kills Prediction Market Chrome Extensions While Keeping Their Odds on Google Finance
Google updated Chrome Web Store Developer Program Policies on 1 July 2026, placing prediction markets in its prohibited products list; enforcement begins…
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New York Shuts Down Kalshi’s Legal Push Now the Second Circuit Must Decide
U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres denied Kalshi's preliminary injunction, ruling the Commodity Exchange Act does not override New York's gambling statutes on…
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South Korea Takes the Polymarket Fight Off the Streets and Into the Committee Room
South Korea's Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Committee has handed Polymarket a window to submit its legal position before regulators decide whether…
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DraftKings Launches Prediction Markets Making Division Amid Fee Generation Issues
DraftKings has taken a major step into prediction markets with the launch of DKeX, its in-house market-making division. The rollout came during…
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Michigan Exits NCPG as the Kalshi Battle Spreads Past the Courts
On 1 July 2026, the Michigan Gaming Control Board pulled its membership from the NCPG, marking the first time a state gaming…
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$3.1 Million Stolen in Polymarket Supply-Chain Attack Amid Growing Scrutiny
Attackers planted malicious code via a compromised third-party vendor, pulling roughly $3.1 million in PUSD from at least 11 wallets and converting…
Latest news, analysis and regulatory developments in prediction markets, including platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Coverage includes legal frameworks, compliance issues, and the evolving role of event-based trading within global financial and iGaming ecosystems.
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