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ENFORCEMENT September 18, 2026

Missouri AG Moves to Halt Kalshi, Polymarket as Montana Pauses Its Fight

Missouri's attorney general is preparing a cease-and-desist order against prediction markets, while Montana pauses enforcement pending a Ninth Circuit rehearing.

REGULATION Sep 18
Kalshi's moneyline, spread and total for Sunday's NFC East game show how closely its NFL markets now mirror licensed sportsbooks.
HARM REDUCTION Sep 17
Three US gaming regulators have severed links with the National Council on Problem Gambling after it accepted a $2-million Kalshi partnership.
REGULATION Sep 17
A Ninth Circuit ruling and a failed Senate vote both went tribal gaming's way this week, keeping the Kalshi sports-contract fight unresolved.
ANALYSIS Sep 16
Buffalo's Josh Allen leads Polymarket's NFL MVP futures at 20%, with quarterbacks filling all ten spots on the board after Week 1.
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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BUSINESS Sep 16
DraftKings sells sports event contracts only where it has no sportsbook, a split that shapes its NFL deal, investor pitch and legal exposure.
ADVERTISING Sep 15
The NFL has confirmed on record it bars all prediction-market advertising, even as DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics run such products themselves.
HARM REDUCTION Sep 15
DraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics and bet365 skip the AGA's September campaign after quitting the trade group amid a prediction-markets rift.
ANALYSIS Sep 15
Despite a 27-7 loss to the 49ers in Melbourne, the Rams top Kalshi's Super Bowl 61 futures market at 13 percent.

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Sep 14
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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.
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