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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
ANALYSIS
Kalshi Odds: Rams Still Super Bowl 61 Favourites After Week 1 Blowout
BUSINESS
Chargers Upset Wipes Out a Third of Circa’s Survivor Pool in Las Vegas
BUSINESS
LeBron James Signs Reported $8M Deal With Polymarket, Fueling Prediction-Market Boom
REGULATION
CFTC, Robinhood Move to Block Connecticut Crackdown on Prediction Markets
NFL Confirms Total Ban on Prediction Market Ads, Sets Rules for Sportsbooks
The NFL has confirmed on record it bars all prediction-market advertising, even as DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics run such products themselves.
DraftKings, 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.
Canadian market data · Q2 2026
Total wagers, Q2
C$25.1B
Gaming revenue
C$914M
Live operators
51
Active player accounts
1.4M
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Updated hourlyThe 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.
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