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Among Gen Z investors, 52% have redirected money originally intended for investing toward sports betting in the past year.
More than half of Gen Z investors redirected money for investing toward sports betting in the past year, according to Betterment's 2026 Ret…
The Tax Reasons For New York To Treat Kalshi Like A Sportsbook
New York wants to treat Kalshi like a sportsbook to capture high net gaming revenue taxes, eliminate an unfair tax advantage over licensed…
More than $72 million already spent in midterm elections by sports betting industry
The Brief
Online sports betting companies are starting to become a major player in the 2026 midterm elections.
Betting sites have steer…
Better Markets urges the CFTC to withdraw the Proposal in the interest of the American people and to uphold its core mission to regulate financial instruments that can legitimately be used to hedge economic risk
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy at Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with th…
Lotteries praise 2026 World Cup betting monitoring success
United Lotteries for Integrity in Sport (ULIS) has praised FIFA’s revelation that the 2026 World Cup went by without any signs of suspiciou…
World Cup drives record sales for lottery retailers in China
The FIFA World Cup has led Chinese football fans into a luck-seeking frenzy, with national lottery ticket sales reportedly times higher tha…
Prediction Markets Face European Backlash Amid World Cup Betting Frenzy
European gambling regulators from nine countries warn that prediction markets lack key consumer protections
Regulators are closely mon…
Sports betting firms are buying attack ads in Maryland House of Delegates primaries
Sports betting firms are buying attack ads in Maryland House of Delegates primaries
The super PAC, American Future, has spent close to $1…
Second prediction market platform set for approval in Gibraltar
Gibraltar has granted an “approval in principle” to WagerWire operator Wire Industries.
Gibraltar.- Just two months after the first approv…
FanDuel lays off several hundred employees amid sports betting industry shifts
As New York City prepared for Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Monday, FanDuel pulled out all the stops with a massive promotional event …
Google employee charged with insider trading over Polymarket bets
A Google employee made $1.2 million on Polymarket markets related to the search engine giant’s official Year in Search list for 2025. Now…
World Cup could generate over $4bn in US handle, EKG projects
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is on course to dwarf its predecessor as a US betting event, according to analysis from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming…
Reflections from the EL/WLA Seminar Sports Betting Seminar: Trust in the Game: Integrity in Sports Betting
Reflections from the EL/WLA Seminar 2026 that took place in Istanbul May 19-21, 2026
The 2026 edition of the joint EL/WLA Sports Betting S…
SEC Mandates Sports Betting Classes for All Student-Athletes
The SEC is requiring its student-athletes to watch an educational video on sports betting
The video educated college athletes on how to…
Predictstreet’s World Cup Gambit: A Gibraltar License, a FIFA Badge, and a US Launch in Record Time
ADI Predictstreet achieved something unique when it became the official prediction market of the FIFA World Cup 2026. It attached its brand…
Spain Joins Global Push Against Prediction Markets on Illegal Gambling Fears
Spain has temporarily banned Kalshi and Polymarket
Government officials contend that the prediction markets are engaged in illegal gambl…
AGA tells U.S. senators prediction markets are “backdoor betting operations” threatening regulated gaming
Gaming Association (AGA) used a U.S. Senate hearing this week to deliver one of its strongest warnings yet against the rapid expansion of s…
Online betting operators have a new election playbook: Flood state-level races with cash
Rusty Glover, an Alabama Republican state senate candidate accustomed to bare-bones political campaigns, this year is facing an onslaught o…
NFL wants more regulation of sports prediction markets
The NFL has provided recommendations to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the regulation of sports-related prediction mark…
Ohio regulator proposes credit card ban for gaming accounts
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) proposed an amendment to state gaming rules to ban credit card deposits for gaming accounts.
Ear…
Ticking time bomb goes off: Seeing the impact of sports betting on college athletes and integrity
In January, federal authorities indicted 26 individuals in a college basketball point-shaving conspiracy involving more than 39 athletes ac…
Hong Kong Scraps Basketball Betting Plan Over Prediction Market Fears
-Hong Kong halts basketball betting rollout amid prediction market concerns -Government fears legalization may unintentionally boost illega…
Virginia Lottery releases February 2026 sports wagering activity report
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Virginia Lottery released its report on sports wagering activity submitted by licensed operators for the month of Fe…
Behind Kalshi’s political influence machine as D.C. lobbying heats up
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced a bill this week proposing to ban federally regulated prediction marke…
5% Federal Sports Betting Tax Could Raise Nearly $100B, Says Policy Group
Plenty of states aren’t shy about raising sports betting taxes or considering such moves. It may be time for Uncle Sam to consider doing th…
MLB’s Polymarket ‘Integrity’ Deal Has Limitations
MLB announced a partnership with Polymarket on Thursday that includes integrity monitoring, data sharing and the right to use intellectual…
AGA Projects Record March Madness Betting Amid Integrity Concerns
Ads From Prediction Markets Pushing Sportsbooks' Advertising Aside
Following Selection Sunday, the American Gaming Association (AGA) estim…