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Maine lawmakers have approved legislation that effectively shuts down online sweepstakes platforms that mimic casino gambling, marking one of the clearest state-level crackdowns yet on the fast-growing sector.
Senate Bill 2007 cleared the Legislature on March 26, 2026, after months of committee review and debate. The proposal was submitted by the Department of Public Safety and introduced in...
A federal judge has approved a procedural agreement in the ongoing dispute between Coinbase and Michigan regulators. This clears the way for Detroit to become the first U.S. city to formally challenge sports-related prediction markets in court.
In a March 26 order, Shalina D. Kumar of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan signed off on a stipulation jointly...
Pennsylvania gaming regulators have levied a $100,000 fine against BetMGM after concluding the company did not have strong enough safeguards in place to prevent fraud on its online betting platforms.
The penalty was approved during the board’s public meeting on March 25 and stems from a consent agreement negotiated with the agency’s Office of Enforcement Counsel following an investigation...
Two House lawmakers from opposite parties are pushing new legislation they say would stop federal officials from cashing in on inside knowledge through prediction markets.
Rep. Adrian Smith, a Republican from Nebraska, and Rep. Nikki Budzinski, a Democrat from Illinois, introduced the Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act, known as the PREDICT Act,...
Boyd Gaming has opened Cadence Crossing Casino in Henderson, adding a new neighborhood gaming option in one of the Las Vegas Valley’s fastest-growing residential corridors. The opening comes just about one year after the company broke ground on the casino.
The property, located next to the master-planned Cadence community, began welcoming guests this week and represents the company’s latest...
Prediction markets will take center stage at this summer’s SBC Summit Americas, as the fast-growing industry continues to spark debate across the U.S. gambling and financial industries.
The Prediction Markets Forum is scheduled for June 11 and will run as part of the conference’s Breakout Stage lineup. The forum will bring together sportsbook executives, legal experts, analysts, and academics...
Maryland lawmakers are pushing forward a trio of gambling bills aimed at tightening rules and going after illegal operators. House Bill 518 passed the House without opposition on March 18 and is now under review in the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, along with two related proposals focused on unregulated online markets and sweepstakes-style gaming.
Regulators have already shown they...
A Minnesota Senate committee has moved forward a bill that would ban online “sweepstakes” casino-style games, setting up a wider fight over how the state should handle a fast-growing corner of digital gambling.
Senate File 4474 cleared the Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee after a March 24, 2026 hearing. The proposal now heads to the Senate Judiciary Committee as lawmakers...
Nevada regulators are urging a federal appeals court to keep a fast-moving gambling case on track, arguing Polymarket has no solid basis to press pause while it challenges where the case should be heard.
In a new filing to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, lawyers for the Nevada Gaming Control Board say the dispute is a state compliance issue tied to alleged unlicensed betting...
Kalshi is moving quickly to stop Ohio regulators from cracking down on its platform, asking a federal appeals court to step in before the situation escalates further.
In a March 24 emergency filing seen by ReadWrite, the company told the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit it faces “an imminent risk of civil or even criminal enforcement in Ohio” after a lower court refused to shield it...