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ReadWriteby Suswati Basu3 Sept 2026
Prospect Park Councilman Anand Shah has resigned after roughly a decade in public office, months after admitting his role in an illegal gambling operation investigated by state authorities.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu3 Sept 2026
A Michigan judge has temporarily shut Kalshi’s sports contracts out of the state, handing Attorney General Dana Nessel a preliminary injunction while her lawsuit against the prediction-market...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu3 Sept 2026
New Jersey is taking its fight with Kalshi to the US Supreme Court, asking the justices to decide whether federally regulated prediction markets must also follow state sports betting rules.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu2 Sept 2026
Churchill Downs Incorporated has asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to order an independent review of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, escalating scrutiny of the regulator days...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu2 Sept 2026
FanDuel has voided wagers placed on behalf of Bill Simmons and taken action against his account after the sports media personality admitted using his daughter’s boyfriend to make bets for him in...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu1 Sept 2026
Today in prediction market news, we’re following a fresh wave of legal and regulatory developments, including Kalshi urging the Tenth Circuit to block Utah enforcement while its federal appeal...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu1 Sept 2026
The Ninth Circuit has called Kalshi’s contracts what its advertising already did: sports betting. Kalshi’s marketing department wrote the opening line of its own legal defeat.
ReadWriteby Suswati1 Sept 2026
Kalshi wants federal regulators to tackle manipulation in prediction markets by going after misconduct and restricting specific traders, rather than placing sweeping limits on event contracts.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu1 Sept 2026
George Santos has been permanently suspended from Kalshi and ordered to pay $71,356 after the prediction market exchange concluded that he manipulated contracts tied to his own attendance at the...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu28 Aug 2026
The NFL will head into the 2026 season with three official sports betting partners after signing multi-year deals with DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics Betting and Gaming.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu28 Aug 2026
Kalshi is disputing a New York Times report about the expanding legal and political battle over prediction markets, including questions about sports betting, taxes, consumer safeguards and federal...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu28 Aug 2026
A federal judge has restarted Kalshi’s lawsuit against Montana officials after months of delays, while rejecting the prediction-market operator’s bid for immediate protection from state...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu27 Aug 2026
The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) is open to stopping players from appearing in personalized sportsbook marketing connected with VIP or tier programs.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu27 Aug 2026
Matt Gogel will spend six months away from PGA Tour-sanctioned competition after the Tour determined that the PGA Tour Champions member had been betting on golf competitions.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu27 Aug 2026
Connecticut is suing Kalshi, asking a state court to stop the prediction market from offering sports contracts to residents without a gambling license.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu26 Aug 2026
Novig and New Mexico officials want to pause their federal court battle over sports event contracts until August 2027, giving another case time to address a legal issue at the heart of their...
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu26 Aug 2026
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has opened Naskila Casino Leggett, giving Polk County its first operating piece of a much larger casino resort planned for the property.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu25 Aug 2026
Nebraska voters will get a say on two online sports wagering proposals in the November 2026 general election.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu25 Aug 2026
Kalshi is widening its footprint in Major League Baseball (MLB) after agreeing to exclusive, multi-year brand partnerships with five clubs.
ReadWriteby Suswati Basu25 Aug 2026
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has predicted that the escalating battle over prediction markets will ultimately reach the U.S.
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