CFTC moves to define event contracts as swaps, shielding prediction markets from state gambling laws
The CFTC's proposal would classify binary event contracts as swaps, a move that could pull Kalshi and Polymarket out of the reach of state gambling regulators.
Betting News · +13 outlets
Missouri orders prediction market operators to stop offering sports event contracts
Missouri joins a growing list of states ordering Kalshi-style sports contracts off limits within their borders.
Neosho Daily News · +14 outlets
Kalshi bets big on election markets as states push back
Kalshi is expanding election wagering even as state regulators and courts contest its sports and event contracts.
The Courier-Journal · +14 outlets
House Oversight expands insider trading probe to Hyperliquid, Crypto.com and PredictIt
Congressional investigators are widening their look at trading on event and crypto prediction venues.
CryptoRank · +14 outlets
Nevada keeps sports prediction markets unavailable and unwelcome
Nevada, which hosts the largest regulated sportsbook market, has not opened its market to prediction exchanges.
Covers.com · +1 outlets
New York's Polymarket case could set blueprint for wider prediction market crackdown
New York's action against Polymarket is being watched as a template for other states weighing enforcement.
SportsBoom US · +3 outlets
Caesars and MGM chiefs say they will stay out of prediction markets
The two casino giants plan to keep their distance from exchange-style event contracts despite their sportsbook footprints.
Northeast Times · +11 outlets
CFTC wants mention markets addressed, extending scrutiny beyond sports contracts
The agency is targeting so-called mention markets, which let traders bet on whether a person or thing will be said.
BeInCrypto · +2 outlets
Polymarket adds consumer safeguards without a legal mandate
Polymarket is voluntarily adding protections as the Supreme Court weighs whether federal courts will impose any.
Tech Times · +4 outlets
War and conflict bets draw 'perverse incentives' warning from CEO amid Trump Iran threats
A CEO warned that betting on war outcomes can create incentives to influence the events being wagered on.
Benzinga
Former Vanguard Canada CEO bids for regulatory approval to launch prediction market
A veteran asset management executive is seeking Canadian regulatory clearance for a prediction market venture.
The Globe and Mail · +2 outlets
Fight over whether prediction markets are gambling focuses on Kalshi, Polymarket sports contracts
The debate centers on whether sports event contracts are financial derivatives or unlicensed wagering.
CCN.com · +14 outlets
NetChoice argues a prediction exchange is not a sportsbook
The industry group lays out why it says exchange-style event contracts differ legally and structurally from sports betting.
NetChoice
CFTC has sent prediction market rules to the White House while states remain in court
The rule package is under White House review even as state litigation over prediction markets continues.
Crypto News · +14 outlets
CBS Sports maps Kalshi and Polymarket legal status across all 50 states
A state-by-state look at where the two largest prediction market platforms can legally operate.
CBS Sports · +9 outlets
Prediction markets are becoming a mainstream financial product, industry backers say
Advocates argue event contracts are converging with mainstream investing products.
The Jerusalem Post · +7 outlets
ProphetX partners with Plaee to speed operator onboarding to its regulated prediction market
The partnership aims to scale how quickly operators can be brought onto ProphetX's regulated venue.
Crypto Reporter · +1 outlets
Explainer: how prediction markets are regulated
An overview of the patchwork of federal and state rules governing US prediction markets.
Investopedia