The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has issued a stark warning to state residents, cautioning that participation in election betting on prediction markets could result in the loss of their voting rights. In a press release on Tuesday, the…
Alabama State Representative Chris Blackshear has indicated that the state is likely to take up the issue of gambling regulation during the next quadrennium, which begins next year. Speaking on Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal, Blackshear argued that…
Prediction markets are under siege from regulators worldwide, with Washington state and France blocking Kalshi and Polymarket, while Ireland and Sweden ramp up enforcement. Meanwhile, the UK and Romania advance land-based compliance measures, and tribal gaming revenues hit…
A Washington state judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Kalshi from offering sports event contracts to residents, ruling that the platform constitutes illegal gambling under state law. King County Superior Court judge John McHale determined that Kalshi…
Prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi have restricted access for users in Ireland following warnings from the country's gambling regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), which threatened High Court enforcement action. The GRAI confirmed to Gambling…
Regulators worldwide are asserting authority over emerging gambling verticals, with Ireland's GRAI considering high court action against a prediction market operator and the UK Gambling Commission tightening gaming machine compliance. Meanwhile, Brazil publishes new advertising ordinances, and South…
The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) is considering enforcement action against a major offshore prediction market operator, with chief executive Anne Marie Caulfield revealing that the regulator may escalate proceedings to the high court if the platform…
Brazil's federal government has published two new ordinances that reshape the advertising landscape for fixed-odds betting, according to an analysis by Valter Delfraro, Oddsgate's director of Regulatory Affairs. The measures, issued by the Secretariat of Prizes and Betting…
Integrity concerns drive calls for a US sports betting czar, while New Zealand takes its first step toward iGaming liberalisation. Elsewhere, Virgin Bet accelerates in South Africa, Entain cuts 500 roles, and Betsson sees LatAm become its top…
The UK gambling landscape remains in flux as a proposed sponsorship ban is rejected but political pressure mounts, while the EU's highest court rules against YouTube's liability shield for gambling content. Meanwhile, prediction markets face regulatory and legal…