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A White House teleprompter operator is under CFTC investigation for allegedly making about $100,000 on Kalshi markets tied to the words in Trump's speeches. Here is what happened and why it matters for prediction markets.
France's regulator, the ANJ, has fined an unnamed online betting operator 500,000 euros for failing to identify and support around 30 high-risk players during a six-month review.
Arizona regulators issued cease and desist orders to five unlicensed operators on July 10, 2026, including ClubWPT, BetOpenly, Bookmaker, Kutt and Raffle Creator, extending a crackdown on sweepstakes, poker and prediction-style sites.
A Supreme Court of British Columbia judge has ruled that a woman can keep $112,235 her former boyfriend won gambling on her own online casino account, dismissing his unjust enrichment claim because he had no permission to use the account.
Light and Wonder's Howard Glaser urged state lawmakers at NCLGS to go after the payment processors, affiliates and media partners behind prediction markets rather than wait for a Supreme Court ruling on Kalshi.
Google has added Michigan and New York to the states where prediction market ads are banned, taking the advertising blackout to four states as courts rule against Kalshi.
Kenya's Gambling Regulatory Authority replaced the BCLB on 1 July 2026, bringing KES 50m online licences, a 5% excise duty and tough new advertising rules. Here is the full breakdown.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer's bipartisan Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act, backed by Kalshi, would require online sportsbooks and prediction markets to run facial age checks before every bet or trade.
Across Africa, governments keep taxing gamblers on their winnings to raise revenue. In 2026 the model is unravelling again, with Ghana repealing its levy and Uganda calling collection near impossible. Here is what the numbers show.
The Betting and Gaming Council says the Chancellor's gambling tax rises are handing illegal operators a competitive advantage, with black market turnover projected to more than double to £36bn by 2031.
Georgia will unveil the full detail of its foreign-only iGaming export licence regime in August 2026, pairing a 5% gross gaming revenue tax with a five-year permit as it pitches Tbilisi as an international hub for Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East.
Rank Group has offered the UK Gambling Commission a £5m settlement over historical compliance failures at Grosvenor Casinos, while raising full-year profit guidance to at least £76m. Here is what happened and why it matters.