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- CFTC Sues Wisconsin as Federal Authorities Escalate Legal Battle Over Prediction Market Jurisdiction
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against Wisconsin to block state enforcement of gambling laws against event contract platforms. This litigation...
- Ohio Senator Introduces SB430 to Regulate and Tax Prediction Market Sports Contracts
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
Senator Bill DeMora filed Senate Bill 430 on Monday to subject prediction markets offering sports contracts to Ohio betting regulations and taxes. The move seeks to establish a sta...
- CFTC and Prediction Market Operators Launch Legal Offensive Against State Enforcement in Multistate Battle
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and major prediction market operators escalated legal efforts on April 24 to assert federal jurisdiction over event contracts. Despite fili...
- Science Journal Authors Warn Prediction Markets Threaten Democratic Integrity and Public Health Systems
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Online Gaming
Researchers Nizan Geslevich Packin and Sharon Rabinovitz argue in a new Policy Forum that commercial prediction platforms leverage addictive designs and regulatory gaps. The author...
- Circuit Split Looms as Ninth Circuit Weighs Legality of Prediction Market Sports Contracts
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
A pivotal legal battle in San Francisco could send the regulation of prediction markets to the US Supreme Court. Following a 150-minute hearing before the Ninth Circuit, judges are...
- Regulating Information: Are Prediction Markets Navigating a Path Already Mapped by Sports Betting?
Published: Apr 25, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
A growing regulatory debate highlights the tension between emerging prediction markets and established sports betting frameworks regarding event integrity and insider trading. New...
- US Senate Candidate Mark Moran Admits Baited Kalshi Betting Violation to Trigger Enforcement
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
Virginia Senate candidate Mark Moran intentionally violated prediction market rules by wagering on his own race to test the platform’s oversight. Kalshi issued a $6,229.30 fine and...
- Trump Distances Himself From Prediction Markets Despite Active Administration Support and Family Ties
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
During an Oval Office press conference, President Trump expressed conceptual disapproval of prediction markets, comparing the global betting landscape to a "casino." These remarks...
- US Army Special Forces Soldier Charged With Federal Insider Trading for Polymarket Maduro Bets
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army soldier, faces federal charges for allegedly using classified information regarding the capture of Nicolás Maduro to profit over $400,000 on Polyma...
- Ninth Circuit Judges Express Sharp Skepticism Over Prediction Markets’ Claims to Federal Preemption in Nevada Case
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
During oral arguments on April 16, judges for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals questioned the legal distinction between sports prediction markets and traditional gambling. The pa...
- Congressional Heat on CFTC and Record Breaking Masters Volume on Kalshi Define a Volatile Week for Prediction Markets
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Online Gambling
The gambling industry faced a polarized week as CFTC Chair Mike Selig underwent intense Congressional questioning while prediction market Kalshi reported a record $545 million in t...
- Suspected Insider Trading Rocks Global Oil Markets as $760 Million Bet Precedes Opening of Strait of Hormuz
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Europe
Global energy markets are reeling after a series of massive, perfectly timed trades allowed investors to profit from the de-escalation of the Middle East war. Just 20 minutes befor...