Across Canada
REGULATION
CFTC, Robinhood Move to Block Connecticut Crackdown on Prediction Markets
BUSINESS
NFL Betting Handle Flatlines in US as European Markets Keep Climbing
ENFORCEMENT
Connecticut Orders Nine Prediction Markets to Halt Sports Contracts
ANALYSIS
Panthers Topped NFL Bettors’ ROI Last Season, Odds Say Skip the Repeat in 2026
BUSINESS
Matusow’s $8M Haxton “Fake Earnings” Claim Is Half Right, Data Shows
ENFORCEMENT
VGW to Pay New York $8M Over Chumba, Global Poker Sweepstakes Games
CFTC, Robinhood Move to Block Connecticut Crackdown on Prediction Markets
The federal regulator wants a judge to halt Connecticut's enforcement push against prediction-market platforms, as Robinhood joins the fight.
US sportsbooks brace for their flattest NFL season yet, while UK, Irish and German operators report fresh growth around the league's overseas games.
Connecticut's consumer protection agency hits Polymarket, Robinhood and others with cease-and-desist orders and dozens of subpoenas.
A Sports Illustrated study found Carolina delivered the NFL's best betting return in 2025. DraftKings lines suggest a rockier 2026 for backers.
A poker pro's viral claim about Ike Haxton's Triton results checks out on the numbers, but conflates a tournament scoreboard with personal profit.
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 hourlyNew York AG Letitia James secures an $8-million settlement with VGW over its sweepstakes casino brands, as US prediction-market litigation widens.
An analysis of Kalshi's own trade data finds sports and crypto contracts made up 95% of August volume, complicating its "swap" defence against state regulators.
Los Angeles named Evolution AB in a landmark supplier-liability suit over Stake.us, but the case is absent from a year of company filings.
A CFTC mandate pushed ProphetX, Novig and Kalshi to swap familiar plus/minus odds for percentages, sparking trader backlash south of the border.
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 4
NJ petitions SCOTUS as courts split on Kalshi; Michigan tightens its ban, and the NFL presses exchanges over player-injury markets.
Sep 4
A bill filed in Illinois would kill a months-old tax on sports prediction markets, but leaves the state's fight with Kalshi and the CFTC unresolved.
Sep 3
After a bettor accessed confidential horse health data, Churchill Downs and horsemen's groups want federal auditors to review HISA's IT systems.
Sep 3
Colorado regulators penalized Fanatics Sportsbook after a self-excluded customer received two promotional texts, raising questions about enforcement scale.
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