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Trump backs Commodity Futures Trading Commission and prediction markets

27 May 2026 at 7:42am UTC-4
President Donald Trump has publicly backed prediction market platforms amid legal and regulatory challenges from several US states. In a post made to his social media platform ...

US senator targets prop bets and offshore sportsbooks

27 May 2026 at 7:34am UTC-4
US Senator Brian Schatz has said he is preparing legislation to tighten oversight of sports betting by targeting micro prop bets and illegal offshore sportsbooks, according to ...
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Tennessee attorney general appeals Kalshi ruling

27 May 2026 at 7:27am UTC-4
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has appealed a federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its sports betting laws against Kalshi. The ...

Philippine regulator PAGCOR launches 24-hour gambling support hotline

27 May 2026 at 7:22am UTC-4
Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has launched a 24-hour national helpline to tackle gambling addiction. The National Problem Gambling Helpline, launched on Tuesday ...

Sportradar faces class-action lawsuit after shares drop

27 May 2026 at 7:15am UTC-4
International securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld has filed a class-action lawsuit against Sportradar after the group saw its shares drop 22% after allegations that it ...

Bally’s selected to operate Rhode Island’s second online sportsbook

27 May 2026 at 7:08am UTC-4
Bally’s has been tentatively selected by the Rhode Island Lottery to launch Rhode Island’s second online sportsbook, ending the state’s single-operator mobile betting market ...
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Indonesia bans Polymarket for illegal gambling

26 May 2026 at 7:28am UTC-4
Indonesia has moved to block access to prediction market platform Polymarket after regulators claimed the site was effectively offering igaming under another name. The country ...

PAGCOR sets 31 July deadline for igaming suppliers to fulfill new compliance requirements

26 May 2026 at 7:02am UTC-4
Existing and prospective business-to-business providers to the Philippines’ igaming industry will have until 31 July to comply with accreditation requirements under the new ...
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House Committee to probe prediction market insider trading on Kalshi, Polymarket

22 May 2026 at 1:13pm UTC-4
James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says the committee will be investigating potential insider trading on prediction market platforms ...

Rhode Island attorney general sues Kalshi and Polymarket

22 May 2026 at 1:08pm UTC-4
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has sued Kalshi and Polymarket, escalating a legal dispute over whether the companies can offer contracts tied to sports outcomes in ...

Sportradar AI simulation predicts Spain or France as World Cup winners

22 May 2026 at 1:02pm UTC-4
Sports betting technology group Sportradar has released the results of an AI-based simulation for this summer’s FIFA World Cup, which projects France and Spain as the most ...

Three sports betting operators face New Zealand class-action lawsuits

22 May 2026 at 12:50pm UTC-4
Three class-action lawsuits have been filed in the Auckland High Court in New Zealand against igaming operators, alleging that the companies operated unlawful offshore casino ...

Polymarket targets Japan approval by 2030

22 May 2026 at 12:46pm UTC-4
Polymarket is preparing to pursue government approval in Japan and has appointed a local representative as it explores entry into the market. According to Bloomberg, people ...

Table tennis powers Oregon online sports betting to 10.7% increase in April

22 May 2026 at 11:00am UTC-4
DraftKings, the sole online sports betting provider in Oregon, generated revenue of US$10.6 million in April, up 10.7% year-over-year. Handle increased 10.3%, reaching US$86.6 ...

NHL signs integrity deal with Commodity Futures Trading Commission

22 May 2026 at 7:41am UTC-4
The NHL has signed an information-sharing agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission aimed at protecting the integrity of prediction markets linked to professional ...