Global Unregulated Online Gambling Generates $5.9 Trillion Annually
According to a new report from Gaming Compliance International (GCI), unregulated online gambling generated an estimated $5.9 trillion in global wagers in 2025.
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According to a new report from Gaming Compliance International (GCI), unregulated online gambling generated an estimated $5.9 trillion in global wagers in 2025.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order on Thursday prohibiting executive branch employees from using or disclosing nonpublic information to profit from prediction markets.
Minnesota is a governor’s signature away from becoming the first U.S. jurisdiction to explicitly ban the operation of prediction markets through legislation.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a top US financial regulator, is partnering with Major League Baseball and other sports leagues to stop insider trading on prediction markets.
The N1 Partners team has launched a new Prediction Markets vertical on the N1 Bet product.
The UFC is increasingly turning to prediction markets for sponsorship deals, as Dana White says President Donald Trump is letting down traditional gambling.
The ongoing battle over sports prediction markets in the United States has entered a new phase after Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Michael Selig confirmed the regulator is now working directly with major professional sports leagues to strengthen oversight of the fast-expanding
A group of federal representatives asking for an inquiry into prediction markets Tuesday, while the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) once again threw its weight behind the operators in state court.
Watching the prediction markets fight unfold, it’s clear there’s no shortage of moving parts.
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) officer indicted for wagering on military actions at Polymarket has claimed that “everyone in the force” gambles on similar platforms.
Lawmakers warn that the fast-growing prediction markets industry is starting to look like unregulated sports betting, as a nascent fight for the future of prediction markets in the United States heats up.
DraftKings is the latest sports betting operator to introduce parlay-style trading in the prediction market sector with its new Combos product.