Sports betting

Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome.

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CFTC Proposes Rules to Say Prediction Markets Are Not Gambling

CFTC Proposes Rules to Say Prediction Markets Are Not Gambling
CFTC Proposes Rules to Say Prediction Markets Are Not Gambling
September 30, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

America’s prediction markets regulator has submitted two rules for White House review as it battles states over industry oversight. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules, the subject of...

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Kalshi’s Sports Bets Hit Another Legal Wall
Kalshi’s Sports Bets Hit Another Legal Wall
September 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal appeals court has dealt prediction markets another setback, ruling that sports event contracts offered by Kalshi are not federally regulated “swaps” and that...

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Kalshi Seeks Margin Trading Approval as It Courts Institutional Traders
Kalshi Seeks Margin Trading Approval as It Courts Institutional Traders
September 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to let qualified traders use margin on its event contracts, a step the prediction market operator...

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Ninth Circuit Hands States Victory in Prediction Market Jurisdiction Fight
Ninth Circuit Hands States Victory in Prediction Market Jurisdiction Fight
August 31, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal appeals court has handed state gaming regulators a significant victory in their jurisdictional battle with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ruling that Nevada...

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Polymarket Enters 20-Plus Sports Leagues With Sportsradar Partnership
Polymarket Enters 20-Plus Sports Leagues With Sportsradar Partnership
August 27, 2026  |  Partnerships

Prediction market company Polymarket says it has expanded its relationship with sports data provider Sportradar. The new partnership extends Sportradar’s sports data, streaming and integrity services to Polymarket...

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Delta and DraftKings Add Sports Contests to In-Flight Entertainment
Delta and DraftKings Add Sports Contests to In-Flight Entertainment
July 29, 2026  |  Partnerships

Delta Air Lines and DraftKings teamed to offer passengers a sports-related in-flight entertainment option. SkyPicks, announced last year and available beginning Wednesday (July 29), is...

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How Uncertainty Became the Engagement Engine of the Digital Economy
How Uncertainty Became the Engagement Engine of the Digital Economy
July 23, 2026  |  Commerce

Gambling is no longer simply a single, static industry. Sports betting apps sit beside retail brokerage platforms on smartphone home screens. Prediction markets allow users...

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World Cup Trading Pushed Prediction Market Volume Past $50 Billion in June
World Cup Trading Pushed Prediction Market Volume Past $50 Billion in June
July 14, 2026  |  Markets

Prediction markets surpassed $50 billion in monthly volume in June, with their volume driven by trading on the FIFA World Cup 2026, CoinDesk reported Tuesday...

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