Tag: Elections

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
11/03/24 5:09 PM

Voters to decide on casino expansion, sports betting, and other gambling-related ballot questions

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Four prominent gaming initiatives will be on state ballots Tuesday, asking voters whether they approve of casino expansion in Virginia,... more
10/27/24 10:18 AM

Missouri sports betting ballot measure highlights national debate about gambling tax rates

  • David A. Lieb, Associated Press
The ads promoting a ballot measure to legalize sports betting in Missouri tout the potential for millions of new tax dollars devoted to... more
10/14/24 8:12 PM

Arkansas Supreme Court rejects challenge to ballot measure that would revoke casino license

  • Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday rejected part of a lawsuit challenging a measure on the ballot that would... more
09/24/24 11:51 AM

Missouri: FanDuel, too, contributes $5 million to sports betting campaign

  • Mia Doyle, Special to CDC Gaming
Gambling giant FanDuel has contributed $5 million to the Winning for Missouri Education committee, after a $5 million donation made by... more