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Canadian regulators block sports and entertainment prediction contracts
The CSA and CIRO said those bets fall outside securities law, while other event contracts remain under review.
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Polymarket widens Sportradar deal to 20-plus leagues
The partnership now covers about 300,000 matches a year and adds Bundesliga, Euroleague Basketball, the CBA, the NBL and Grand Slam tennis events.
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Kalshi filing shows $1.12 billion raised since April
The exchange says it has sold most of a nearly $1.5 billion private offering, even as reports point to fresh talks at a $40 billion valuation.
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Meta pushes Arena as prediction-market app
The project would start with points-based play, but the company has not ruled out real-money betting later.
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Luzerne County board member questions prediction-bet referendum
The ballot measure would bar county officials from stock trades or wagers on nonpublic information and require new ethics reporting.
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Van Dyke fights CFTC bid to weigh in on Polymarket case
The regulator wants to tell a Manhattan judge why prediction-market contracts may count as swaps, but the accused soldier says it is no neutral bystander.
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Coinsilium lifts Predictive Labs stake to 14.9% after Nijinn reaches integrated Alpha
The venture’s analytics platform completed Milestone 4 and Stage 2, clearing the way for more funding and a planned public rollout later this year.
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Kalshi seeks to pause Washington injunction after rival OG deal
The company says a state non-enforcement pact for a competitor undercuts the case for forcing it to shut off most Washington markets now.
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CFTC warns prediction markets against American odds
The agency said bookmaker-style pricing can mislead consumers and hide market depth, and it ordered firms to confirm receipt by Aug. 31.
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Novig asks federal court to block Wisconsin gambling case
The prediction-market firm says state gambling law is pre-empted by federal regulation, while the attorney general says the platforms are disguising sports betting as event contracts.
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CFTC moves to codify prediction-market rules as debate over manipulation intensifies
At its first innovation meeting, the agency sketched a three-part rulemaking agenda while industry figures argued over self-certification, consumer safeguards and whether some contracts are too easy to game.
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San Diego County bars officials from prediction-market insider trading
Supervisors also moved to lengthen the county’s lobbying ban and update disclosure rules for Kalshi and Polymarket.