Tag: Elections

09/26/26 2:16 PM

Brazil’s president bans online betting less than two years after launch, and nine days before election

  • Mauricio Savarese and Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday signed an order banning fixed-odds betting just over a week... more
09/19/26 11:45 AM

Midterm elections could test how heavy trading on prediction markets affects races and results

  • Marc Levy, Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Election-season trading on prediction markets, including in this fall’s biggest races, is skyrocketing while states... more
09/09/26 11:48 AM

2026’s elections could test how heavy trading on prediction markets affects races and results

  • Marc Levy, Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Election-season trading on prediction markets, including in this fall’s biggest races, is skyrocketing while states... more
06/29/26 7:31 PM

Ex-UK lawmaker pleads guilty to cheating in 2024 election betting scandal

  • Brian Melley, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — A former Conservative lawmaker who used insider knowledge to place wagers on the date that then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak... more
05/04/26 6:52 PM

Prediction market opponents face large campaign spending in midterm election

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Opponents of sports betting prediction markets are working to overcome large campaign donations during the November midterms, as the... more
04/22/26 7:51 PM

Kalshi fines, suspends 3 congressional candidates for wagering on their elections

  • Jesse Bedayn and Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press
Three congressional candidates wagered on the outcome of their own elections on Kalshi, according to the prediction market, which said... more
05/03/25 1:59 PM

Play your cardinals right: Betting on next pope gains popularity ahead of the conclave

  • Maria Grazia Murru and Sylvia Hui, Associated Press
ROME (AP) — Next week’s conclave to elect the successor to Pope Francis as leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is a solemn affair... more
12/05/24 4:03 PM

Missouri sports betting wins narrow approval after high-dollar campaign

  • Summer Ballentine, Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fans in Missouri will be able to bet on sports next year as a result of a ballot measure that barely passed... more
11/09/24 11:58 AM

Cherokee business files suit over measure approved by Arkansas voters that revoked planned casino’s license

  • Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Cherokee Nation Entertainment on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging a constitutional amendment Arkansas voters... more
11/06/24 4:12 PM

Missouri Amendment 2 hanging by a thread

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Vote-counting on Missouri’s Amendment 2 to legalize sports betting continued to go down to the wire the day after the election. With 98... more