Kalshi is challenging Minnesota’s new prediction market felony ban in federal court, arguing the CFTC-regulated platform cannot be subject to state gambling law — a case that could set the terms for prediction markets nationwide.
With 104 matches, 48 countries, and legal sports betting now available in 38 states, the 2026 FIFA World Cup on home soil is set to generate unprecedented wagering activity across North America.
Rhode Island is about to get a lot more competitive. Bally’s has been awarded a second online sports betting license in the state, ending a single-operator market that has been in place since 2019.
DraftKings and FanDuel just wrote a $9.3 million check on Alabama politics — and it could finally crack open one of the last states without legal sports betting.
Boomer’s Sportsbook gets Nevada approval to open at Silver Sevens on June 1 — the growing regional operator’s 13th location and a direct replacement for William Hill.
A San Francisco judge paused California’s new cardroom regulations, finding the attorney general likely exceeded his authority — and keeping blackjack-style games alive for now.
Betr has acquired a CFTC-registered introducing broker, clearing the way for a Polymarket-powered prediction market platform that could reshape the competitive landscape.
ARB Interactive CEO Patrick Fechtmeyer says the sweepstakes casino industry has deliberately chosen state-by-state political engagement over the litigation path prediction market platforms have pursued — with mixed results.
The CFTC filed suit against Minnesota less than 24 hours after Governor Walz signed a sweeping prediction market ban, calling it the most aggressive state crackdown on federally regulated markets in U.S. history.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed SF 2289, giving state gambling regulators the authority to issue cease-and-desist orders against sweepstakes casinos for the first time — stopping short of an outright ban.
Pennsylvania’s total gaming revenue climbed 6.5% year over year to nearly $595 million in April 2026, with online casino gaming continuing to drive the state’s strongest growth as industry tax pressures mount.
Dan Keene’s appointment as permanent CEO of the Alberta iGaming Corporation sets the stage for Canada’s second regulated iGaming market to launch on July 13 — and more than 30 operators are ready to compete.
