Across Canada
HARM REDUCTION
Ohio, Michigan, Nevada Cut Ties With NCPG Over Kalshi Funding Deal
REGULATION
US Court Backs Tribes Against Kalshi as Senate Sinks Crypto Market Bill
ANALYSIS
Josh Allen Tops Polymarket’s NFL MVP Odds as Quarterbacks Dominate
BUSINESS
DraftKings Keeps Sportsbook and Prediction Markets on Separate State Maps
ADVERTISING
NFL Confirms Total Ban on Prediction Market Ads, Sets Rules for Sportsbooks
HARM REDUCTION
AGA’s Responsible Gaming Month Splinters as Big Sportsbooks Go Their Own Way
Ohio, Michigan, Nevada Cut Ties With NCPG Over Kalshi Funding Deal
Three US gaming regulators have severed links with the National Council on Problem Gambling after it accepted a $2-million Kalshi partnership.
A Ninth Circuit ruling and a failed Senate vote both went tribal gaming's way this week, keeping the Kalshi sports-contract fight unresolved.
Buffalo's Josh Allen leads Polymarket's NFL MVP futures at 20%, with quarterbacks filling all ten spots on the board after Week 1.
DraftKings sells sports event contracts only where it has no sportsbook, a split that shapes its NFL deal, investor pitch and legal exposure.
The NFL has confirmed on record it bars all prediction-market advertising, even as DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics run such products themselves.
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 hourlyDraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics and bet365 skip the AGA's September campaign after quitting the trade group amid a prediction-markets rift.
Despite a 27-7 loss to the 49ers in Melbourne, the Rams top Kalshi's Super Bowl 61 futures market at 13 percent.
An 8.5-point favourite lost outright, costing Circa Sports bettors $10.3M across two NFL survivor contests in a single week.
LeBron James joins Polymarket in a reported $8-million, two-year deal, deepening the celebrity arms race between rival prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi.
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
Sep 14
The federal regulator wants a judge to halt Connecticut's enforcement push against prediction-market platforms, as Robinhood joins the fight.
Sep 11
US sportsbooks brace for their flattest NFL season yet, while UK, Irish and German operators report fresh growth around the league's overseas games.
Sep 11
Connecticut's consumer protection agency hits Polymarket, Robinhood and others with cease-and-desist orders and dozens of subpoenas.
Sep 10
A Sports Illustrated study found Carolina delivered the NFL's best betting return in 2025. DraftKings lines suggest a rockier 2026 for backers.
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