Ireland Probes Suspicious Betting Activity on Alleged Crime Boss in
Ireland’s Finance Minister Simon Harris has ordered a thorough analysis of suspicious trading on election markets at Polymarket.
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Minnesota Governor Signs Prediction Markets Ban, Prompting Legal
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota after Gov. Tim Walz signed a prediction market ban into law.
Light & Wonder CEO Discusses Gambling Industry and Prediction Markets
Matt Wilson, president and CEO of Light & Wonder, discussed the current state of the gambling industry at the 47th annual Gaming Conference in Las Vegas.
Badass Capital Launches AI-First Hedge Fund for Betting, Crypto &
Mark Thomas, the businessman behind ZenSports, announced a new hedge fund venture. The so-called Badass Capital will be what officials described as an “AI-first hedge fund” that deploys proprietary AI models and agents across three high-growth, inefficiency-rich markets.
Farm Groups Call for Oversight of Prediction Markets
A broad coalition of agricultural organizations is urging US regulators to investigate the growing influence of prediction markets on commodity trading, warning that emerging financial products may upend traditional risk management strategies employed by farmers and producers.
Allegations of Coordinated Betting on Polymarket Raise Concerns
A new wave of allegations is putting prediction markets under renewed scrutiny, after blockchain investigators uncovered a seemingly highly coordinated series of profitable bets tied to US military activity in Iran.
NFL Seeks Regulator Intervention on 'Easily Manipulable' Prediction
The National Football League (NFL) is urging the commodities regulator to require prediction market providers to prohibit contracts on events that can be easily manipulated by an individual, such as first pass and field goal completion.
DraftKings Sees Prediction Markets Driving Growth
At the start of the month, Macquarie analyst Chad Beynon argued that DraftKings has experienced one of the most impressive structural growth trends in the gambling industry in recent years, largely due to its focus on prediction markets.
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.
Wisconsin Governor Issues Order on Prediction Market Insider
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 Bill to Ban Prediction Markets Nears Final Approval
Minnesota is a governor’s signature away from becoming the first U.S. jurisdiction to explicitly ban the operation of prediction markets through legislation.
CFTC Collaborates with MLB and Top US Sports Leagues to Prevent
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.