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 states remain free to enforce their gambling laws against the platform. The unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
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 says could make its platform more useful to institutions seeking to hedge risks tied to future events. The filing, submitted...
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 may subject Kalshi’s sports-event contracts to its gambling laws. The unanimous Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision deepens a...
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 across more than 20 sports leagues and competitions representing approximately 300,000 matches per year, the companies announced Thursday (Aug. 27). “Prediction...
September 29, 2026
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 states remain free to enforce their gambling laws against the platform. The unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruling Friday (Sept. 25) sided with Ohio and Tennessee, […]
February 18, 2026
Watch more: The Digital Shift With Paysafe’s Bruce Lowthers Somewhere between the first ticket purchase and the final prop bet, $20.2 billion changed hands. That was the projected spending around...
December 11, 2025
Prediction markets, which let users bet on everything from the future price of Bitcoin to the future president of the United States, are the latest flash point between federal and...
August 25, 2025
The lines between the gamification of money and the monetization of gaming are increasingly blurring. At the heart of this blurring lies a fundamental tension: Are sports prediction markets better...
September 30, 2026
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 a report Wednesday (Sept. 30) by CoinDesk, would connect event contracts to the regulatory definition of swaps, and establish that they’re not related to gambling. As CoinDesk notes, the CFTC has “fully […]
August 27, 2026
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 across more than 20 sports...
July 29, 2026
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 offered through the Delta Sync...
July 14, 2026
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 (July 14). Kalshi posted $31...
