CFTC asks federal judge to block Utah's criminal prosecution of Kalshi; Selig vows appeal to Supreme Court
Utah filed 14 criminal charges against Kalshi, and the CFTC is seeking an injunction to stop the state case on the grounds that federal event-contract jurisdict
Legal Sports Report · +12 outlets
Polymarket to halt sports contracts in Michigan under deal with state Gaming Control Board
The agreement makes Michigan the latest state to extract a concession from a prediction market without a court ruling, setting a template for other regulators.
TheLines.com · +14 outlets
SEC eyes enforcement action over prediction market insider trading
The SEC is weighing cases tied to trading on nonpublic information in event contracts, adding a securities-law front to the regulatory fight.
Crypto News · +14 outlets
Kalshi sues Missouri over state regulatory attempts
Kalshi is going on offense against a third state after Utah criminal charges and Michigan's sports-contract settlement, arguing federal jurisdiction over event
Gambling News · +14 outlets
Kalshi raises $1B Series G at $40B valuation, up 82% since May
The round lands as Kalshi fights criminal charges in Utah and suits in multiple states, giving it capital to fund the legal campaign.
FinanceFeeds · +4 outlets
CNBC: suspicious trading in election contracts draws scrutiny on prediction markets
Reported patterns of election-contract trading are feeding arguments for tighter federal oversight of political event markets.
CNBC · +7 outlets
CFTC clears prediction markets from swap reporting rules
The exemption removes a compliance burden that would have applied to event contracts under derivatives rules, a win for venue operators.
CoinMarketCap · +14 outlets
Congress weighs prediction market bans and state oversight
Lawmakers are considering federal legislation that would curb event contracts or clarify state authority, as court battles multiply.
PlayNJ · +14 outlets
Fanatics to shutter prediction offerings in Utah
Fanatics exits the Utah market as the state pursues criminal charges against Kalshi, illustrating how state pressure is reshaping operator footprints.
https://www.ingame.com/ · +1 outlets
S&P Dow Jones deal brings index-based event contracts to Kalshi
Licensing benchmark indexes widens Kalshi's product range beyond politics and sports into financial-market events.
sigma.world · +14 outlets
Court filing backs Wisconsin sports betting ban applied to prediction markets like Kalshi
A filing in Wisconsin supports treating event contracts as prohibited sports wagering, another state-level challenge for the venues.
WTAQ · +9 outlets
NFL forces Eagles RB Saquon Barkley to divest Polymarket stake
League rules bar players from holding gambling-related interests, extending compliance pressure into prediction market ownership.
Casino.org · +14 outlets
George Santos claims Kalshi told paid influencers to conceal political promotions
The allegation about undisclosed paid political promotion adds to scrutiny of marketing practices at prediction market venues.
Gambling Insider · +1 outlets
Aries launches prediction markets through ForecastEx
A new entrant joins the regulated event-contract market via an existing CFTC-registered exchange.
StreetInsider · +4 outlets
Roundup: Feds and Wall Street lean into prediction markets as legal fights escalate
Weekly roundups track the widening set of federal agencies, states and financial firms now engaged with event contracts.
CoinMarketCap · +2 outlets
A prediction market moves into digital card rips
Event contracts are expanding into collectibles, testing how far product categories can stretch under existing regulatory frameworks.
The Event Horizon · +14 outlets
Five web3 prediction-market projects show differing models in 2026
Decentralized venues are pursuing varied designs as regulated US exchanges expand, raising questions about which model regulators will tolerate.
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