Across Canada
REGULATION
Kalshi Trade Data Show Sports Bets Dwarf the Contracts It Calls Swaps
ENFORCEMENT
California Sweepstakes Suit Against Evolution Missing From Its Filings
REGULATION
US Regulator Forces Prediction Markets to Drop American Odds Format
REGULATION
New Jersey Asks Supreme Court to Settle Kalshi Sports-Contract Fight
REGULATION
Illinois Lawmaker Moves to Scrap New Prediction Market Tax Amid Kalshi Lawsuit
REGULATION
Churchill Downs, Horsemen Urge FTC to Audit HISA Data Security
Kalshi Trade Data Show Sports Bets Dwarf the Contracts It Calls Swaps
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.
NJ petitions SCOTUS as courts split on Kalshi; Michigan tightens its ban, and the NFL presses exchanges over player-injury markets.
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.
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 hourlyAfter 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.
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 2
The Ringer founder admitted on his podcast to letting someone else place FanDuel bets under his account, breaching proxy-betting rules.
Sep 2
A state court deadline is forcing Pennsylvania lawmakers to revisit skill-game taxation, with a fresh 20% proposal from Rep. Russ Diamond.
Sep 1
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.
Aug 31
CFTC settlement finds Gabriel Perez used advance access to Trump's speeches to profit on 39 of 43 Kalshi "mention" contracts.
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