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Prediction market volume up 2,300% since 2023 as rules stay unclear
Prediction markets have traded $409.7bn in 2026 while appeals courts disagree on whether sports contracts are derivatives or bets.
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Gemini, ProphetX & WeBull pull sports contracts in Connecticut
Three prediction market platforms have stopped offering sports event contracts to Connecticut users after state cease-&-desist letters.
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CFTC enforcement cases drop 80% as crypto market explodes
The CFTC's staff & enforcement actions have both collapsed just as crypto & prediction markets boom, NPR reports.
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Global regulators back New Jersey in Kalshi Supreme Court bid
Two global gaming regulator bodies have urged the Supreme Court to take up New Jersey's case against Kalshi.
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Appeals court lets Tennessee & Ohio regulate Kalshi as gambling
A federal appeals court says Tennessee & Ohio can treat Kalshi's event contracts as gambling, not federally regulated swaps.
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Ohio gives 10 prediction-market firms until 16 October to quit
Ohio's casino regulator has ordered 10 prediction-market operators, including Robinhood & Coinbase, to stop taking sports contracts from state customers.
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CFTC says it has caught politicians trying to trade prediction markets
CFTC chair Michael Selig says the agency has caught political figures trying to trade prediction markets, often after the event.
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Illinois blocked from enforcing betting law on Kalshi & Coinbase
A federal judge has blocked Illinois from enforcing its sports-wagering licensing scheme against Coinbase & Kalshi.
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Supreme Court asked to settle $53bn-a-month prediction markets fight
New Jersey has asked the Supreme Court to decide whether prediction contracts are derivatives or gambling, with $53bn a month in trading at stake.
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Polymarket fights Dutch €420,000-a-week fine in court
Polymarket is challenging the Dutch gambling regulator in court over a €420,000-a-week fine for unlicensed activity.
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Becerra refunds Kalshi & Underdog as his odds hit 96%
California governor nominee Xavier Becerra has returned $89,200 in donations from Kalshi & Underdog Sports Holdings amid conflict-of-interest scrutiny.
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Judge partly backs Coinbase & Kalshi in Illinois fight
Coinbase, the CFTC & Kalshi are fighting Illinois in federal court after a cease-&-desist letter & new prediction-market trading fees.