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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cantor Fitzgerald opens institutional Kalshi block trading
The bank is acting as introducing broker for large event-contract trades, as prediction markets draw more Wall Street attention.
White House leaves prediction-market firms out of crypto meeting
The gathering has been narrowed to crypto and linked to the CFTC’s new advisory committee, despite earlier reports that prediction-market executives would be invited.
Kalshi files perps on US stocks and copper
The CFTC submissions broaden its push beyond prediction markets, against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty, market growth and pushback from rivals.
Delaware County adds prediction-market conflict oath for election workers
After a poll worker asked about making a small turnout bet, officials rewrote the oath to bar any direct or indirect interest in wagers or prediction markets.