Tag: Legislation

06/04/26 7:36 PM

Unite Here endorses Senate bill that would put brakes on prediction markets

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
The 300,000-member service union Unite Here has voiced its support for a U.S. Senate bill that would curb prediction markets. The stance... more
06/02/26 8:43 PM

Indian Gaming Association fears back-door legalizing of prediction markets through cryptocurrency bill

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Tribal gaming leaders are warning that a bill in Congress regulating cryptocurrency will serve as a back-door attempt to legalize... more
04/30/26 2:51 PM

Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets

  • Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning... more
04/26/26 6:38 PM

IGA, AGA continue joint fight against prediction markets

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
The Indian Gaming Association (IGA) and American Gaming Association (AGA) are ramping up their fight in Congress to stop the onslaught of... more
04/19/26 2:51 PM

Indian Gaming Association makes push for federal legislation to help tribes

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
Recent federal action has advanced several tribal tax priorities, including the rise in the reporting threshold on slot machine winnings,... more
04/19/26 1:53 PM

State, federal governments step up scrutiny of prediction markets

  • Steven Sloan and Ken Sweet, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there... more
04/09/26 8:20 PM

Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to Iran war draw calls for investigations from Congress

  • Ken Sweet, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest... more
04/09/26 4:10 PM

Wisconsin governor signs law legalizing online tribal sports betting

  • Scott Bauer, Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill into law Thursday that legalizes online sports betting, making it the 33rd... more
04/08/26 7:10 PM

Brazil’s president argues for ban on online betting platforms

  • Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday he favors a national ban on online betting platforms, whose... more
03/23/26 5:22 PM

Kalshi and Polymarket rush to ban insider trading as senators move to curb prediction markets

  • Ken Sweet, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to announce new industry guardrails on Monday... more