Across Canada
REGULATION
Churchill Downs, Horsemen Urge FTC to Audit HISA Data Security
ENFORCEMENT
Colorado Fines Fanatics $20K for Texting a Self-Excluded Bettor Twice
REGULATION
NFL Holds Prediction Markets at Arm’s Length Pending Age, Integrity Rules
REGULATION
AGCO’s $120K Betty Fine Spotlights Push for Digital ID in Ontario Gambling
ENFORCEMENT
FanDuel Voids Bets, Flags Bill Simmons to Massachusetts Over Proxy Wagers
REGULATION
Pennsylvania Skill-Game Machines Face Oct. 13 Cutoff as New Bill Emerges
Churchill Downs, Horsemen Urge FTC to Audit HISA Data Security
After a bettor accessed confidential horse health data, Churchill Downs and horsemen's groups want federal auditors to review HISA's IT systems.
Colorado regulators penalized Fanatics Sportsbook after a self-excluded customer received two promotional texts, raising questions about enforcement scale.
The NFL wants 21+ standards and manipulation safeguards before any official prediction-market deal, as Novig and rivals jostle for football fans.
A Jumio study finds gamblers want fast, private age checks as Ontario's AGCO cracks down on verification failures.
The Ringer founder admitted on his podcast to letting someone else place FanDuel bets under his account, breaching proxy-betting rules.
Canadian market data · Q2 2026
Total wagers, Q2
C$25.1B
Gaming revenue
C$914M
Live operators
51
Active player accounts
1.4M
Latest
Updated hourlyA state court deadline is forcing Pennsylvania lawmakers to revisit skill-game taxation, with a fresh 20% proposal from Rep. Russ Diamond.
Prediction market Kalshi disclosed five new enforcement cases, including a lifetime ban for George Santos and penalties on candidates who bet on their own races.
CFTC settlement finds Gabriel Perez used advance access to Trump's speeches to profit on 39 of 43 Kalshi "mention" contracts.
A pro poker player’s Chapter 7 filing shows gross tournament cashes can mask heavy debt, buy-in costs and staking deals.
By province
13 jurisdictions, 13 rulebooks
ON
Open market
51 operators live under iGaming Ontario
AB
Launching 2027
First private licences issued this month
BC
Crown monopoly
PlayNow keeps exclusive online rights
QC
Under review
Loto-Québec consults on opening up
ATL
Crown monopoly
Atlantic Lottery online growth flattens
More news
Aug 30
Connecticut sues Kalshi over sports contracts, a Montana judge revives a stalled case, and rivals push into MLB deals and new U.S. markets.
Aug 29
Petitions funded largely by FanDuel and DraftKings put a constitutional amendment and gaming-law changes on Nebraska's Nov. 3 ballot.
Aug 29
Whatnot, Collector Crypt and Fanatics face legal claims that randomized digital card breaks amount to illegal lotteries as sweepstakes firms pile in.
Aug 28
Kalshi is set to hit $200B in trading volume as prediction markets expand into MLB sponsorships, with new details on political lobbying of state regulators.
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