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Kalshi and Coinbase blocked in Taiwan over suspected election betting

16 October 2026 at 8:43am UTC-4
Taiwanese authorities have restricted access to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and prediction market platform Kalshi over suspected breaches of election betting laws ahead of ...

Underdog sues Tennessee over prediction market regulation

16 October 2026 at 8:40am UTC-4
Sports betting and prediction market operator Underdog has sued Tennessee after receiving a cease-and-desist letter last week from state regulators ordering it to cease prediction ...
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Kalshi CEO claims state regulation of prediction markets will only drive them out

15 October 2026 at 7:06am UTC-4
Kalshi’s CEO has said that the battle over whether prediction markets are regulated federally or by states is instead a fight over whether the industry remains in the US or is ...

Most Americans oppose betting on elections: Reuters/Ipsos poll

13 October 2026 at 8:56am UTC-4
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found that the majority of Americans across the political spectrum oppose betting on election results offered by prediction market platforms like ...
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NBA wants prediction market data to monitor insider trading activity

13 October 2026 at 8:52am UTC-4
The NBA has said that it would like to gain direct access to prediction market data to curb and regulate potential insider trading. Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box on Friday ...

Oklahoma tribe partners with Kalshi amid tribal gaming opposition to prediction markets

13 October 2026 at 8:52am UTC-4
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town has partnered with prediction market operator Kalshi to launch prediction market app PokkeTrades. According to The Journal Record, the Oklahoma ...

Wyoming lawmakers vote to introduce legislation banning online sweepstakes casinos

12 October 2026 at 6:34am UTC-4
Wyoming has taken action to further restrict online casino gambling in the state after lawmakers from the state’s Select Committee on Gaming unanimously voted to introduce draft ...

Kalshi hires former FBI agent to lead anti-money laundering efforts

12 October 2026 at 6:28am UTC-4
Prediction market platform Kalshi has appointed former FBI special agent Sean Fern to establish and lead its anti-money laundering team. According to NPR, Fern will collaborate ...

CFTC: “swap” includes sports contracts, excludes “casino-style gambling products, including wagers placed on sportsbooks”

12 October 2026 at 6:18am UTC-4
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which oversees prediction markets, has issued a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)” that aims to clarify that its ...

Korean police reportedly referring Polymarket users to authorities for possible indictment

12 October 2026 at 4:35am UTC-4
Korean police have reportedly begun referring individuals found to be using global prediction platform Polymarket to the recently created Prosecution Service on illegal gambling ...

US Senator targets DraftKings and prediction markets in VIP betting inquiry

8 October 2026 at 6:49am UTC-4
US Senator Richard Blumenthal plans to question DraftKings and prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket over their VIP programs and treatment of high-value customers, as ...

Canada Supreme Court expresses doubt over framework for iGaming Ontario’s international players

8 October 2026 at 3:30am UTC-4
Canada’s Supreme Court has expressed some reservations over Ontario’s international gaming system, which allows wagers by both residents and international users. According ...

Illinois regulators face setback after judge sides with prediction markets

7 October 2026 at 9:15am UTC-4
The regulation of prediction markets by state gaming regulators has taken another turn after a judge in Illinois sided with Kalshi and Polymarket, ruling that event contracts fell ...

Ohio gambling regulator sends 10 cease-and-desists to prediction markets

7 October 2026 at 9:14am UTC-4
Ohio’s gambling regulator, the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC), has issued 10 cease-and-desist letters to prediction markets on 2 October, following a Sixth Circuit ruling ...

Kalshi leads lobbying efforts against US state regulation

5 October 2026 at 11:44am UTC-4
Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket have so far spent up to US$3 million on lobbying and campaign efforts to fight states seeking to regulate the platforms, with Kalshi being ...