Canadian financial regulators say sports and entertainment event contracts should sit outside securities law, handing provincial gaming regulators a clearer role in deciding how these products are treated. Sports Event Contracts Are Not Securities The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) have issued fresh guidance on prediction markets, focusing on contracts […]
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Kalshi News Roundup: CFTC Rules, State Fights And Compliance Pressure
Kalshi’s latest news cycle is dominated by federal rulemaking, state-level legal fights, tighter compliance controls, and a major sports data partnership. CFTC Moves Toward a Prediction Market Rulebook The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has published a proposed rulemaking for event contracts, a move that could reshape how Kalshi and other prediction market operators list sports-related […]
World Cup Prediction Markets Blow Past $2B, And Sportsbooks Should Be Sweating
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has turned prediction markets into a massive live-money test, with Spain and France leading the early title race. Why $2 Billion Is Not What It Sounds Like More than $2 billion has already moved through World Cup prediction markets on Polymarket and Kalshi, but that does not mean $2 billion […]
Nevada Blocks Polymarket as Prediction Market Fight Gets Messier
Nevada has won a preliminary injunction against Polymarket, adding another court win to its campaign against prediction markets that look a lot like betting in a nicer suit. Judge Sides With Nevada Regulators The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) said Judge Jason Woodbury of the First Judicial District Court granted its motion for a preliminary […]
