Across Canada
ENFORCEMENT
Baltimore Sues Kalshi and Polymarket, First US City to Target Prediction Markets
BUSINESS
Entain Says UK Tax Hike Is Boosting Its Market Share, Even as Profits Take a Hit
ENFORCEMENT
Kalshi, Polymarket Flag 140+ Suspected Insider Traders as CFTC Enforcement Stalls
REGULATION
Sweepstakes Bettors Fliff, Onyx Odds Apply for U.S. Derivatives Licences
REGULATION
Sportsbooks, Prediction Markets Funnel Millions Into Florida Governor’s Race
ENFORCEMENT
NYC Council Investigates Kalshi, Polymarket Over Ads Targeting Minors
Baltimore Sues Kalshi and Polymarket, First US City to Target Prediction Markets
Baltimore alleges Kalshi, Polymarket and partner apps ran unlicensed sports wagering, deepening North America's prediction-market legal fight.
Ladbrokes owner Entain absorbed a £56M H1 hit from UK's remote gaming tax rise but says rivals' struggles are handing it market share, including gains in Canada.
Prediction market platforms are referring dozens of suspected insider traders to the CFTC, but a gutted enforcement staff has charged just three people.
Fliff and Onyx Odds have filed to become federally regulated futures brokers, the latest sign sweepstakes operators are eyeing prediction markets.
Gambling firms, the Seminole Tribe and Kalshi have given over $12M to Florida politics, mostly to GOP hopeful Byron Donalds.
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 City Council has demanded user, revenue and marketing data from four prediction market platforms amid fears youth are being targeted.
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.
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
Aug 12
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.
Aug 12
A Gambling Insider analysis finds Kalshi "combo" bettors lose up to 35 cents per dollar staked, far worse than the blended figure widely reported.
Aug 12
Railbird Exchange, DraftKings' DKeX platform, has filed nine NFL and college football contracts with U.S. regulators ahead of kickoff.
Analysis
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