Across Canada
REGULATION
CFTC Tells Prediction Markets to Ditch Sportsbook-Style Odds Displays
HARM REDUCTION
US Problem Gambling Body Faces Backlash Over $2M Kalshi Partnership
REGULATION
Connecticut Judge Rules Kalshi Sports Contracts Are Gambling, Not Swaps
REGULATION
US Lawmakers Demand MLB Curb VIP Sportsbook Marketing After Harper Video Furor
ANALYSIS
Kalshi Parlay Bettors Losing Far More Than Headline $294M Figure Suggests: Report
REGULATION
DraftKings’ Prediction Market Arm Files Nine Football Contracts With CFTC
CFTC Tells Prediction Markets to Ditch Sportsbook-Style Odds Displays
US regulator warns Kalshi and rivals that plus/minus odds could mislead traders, as legal fights over prediction markets and gambling law continue.
Michigan and Nevada have cut ties with the NCPG after it took $2 million from prediction-market firm Kalshi, sparking a legitimacy crisis.
A federal judge rejected Kalshi's bid to block Connecticut's gambling law, finding its sports contracts aren't federally regulated swaps.
Three members of Congress want MLB and its players' union to end VIP sportsbook promotions after a personalized Bryce Harper video reached a bettor with major losses.
A Gambling Insider analysis finds Kalshi "combo" bettors lose up to 35 cents per dollar staked, far worse than the blended figure widely reported.
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 hourlyRailbird Exchange, DraftKings' DKeX platform, has filed nine NFL and college football contracts with U.S. regulators ahead of kickoff.
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
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