Legal Updates

Kalshi Expands Washington Lobbying Push Amid Prediction Market Debate

Kalshi has hired Squire Patton Boggs as its sixth lobbying firm while the CFTC and Congress consider new rules that could reshape U.S. prediction markets.

Arizona Expands Prediction Market Ethics Rules With Maricopa County Ban

Maricopa County has joined Arizona's growing effort to restrict government employees from profiting from prediction markets.

Polymarket Faces Trust Test As It Reenters U.S. Prediction Market

After years away from the U.S. market, Polymarket is betting on compliance and transparency as it competes in the growing prediction market industry.

Google Bars Prediction Market Extensions From Chrome Web Store

Google will bar Chrome extensions tied to real-money prediction markets starting Aug. 1, adding pressure on operators amid legal battles.

Minnesota’s Felony Prediction Market Ban Faces Major Court Test

A first-in-the-nation law targeting Kalshi and Polymarket could help determine whether states or the federal government control the future of prediction markets.

CFTC Escalates Prediction Market Fight With Kentucky Lawsuit

Kentucky became the ninth state challenged by the CFTC as lawmakers and regulators clash over prediction market oversight.