Oklahoma's Sweepstakes Casino Ban Starts November 1: What to Know
Lawmakers overrode the governor's veto in May to pass SB 1589. With the effective date four weeks away, here is what changes and how operators are already responding.
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Prediction Markets at the Supreme Court: 3 Petitions Explained
New Jersey, Robinhood and Crypto.com have each asked the justices to settle whether states can regulate sports event contracts. Here is what is pending, and when.
Judge Partly Blocks Illinois Prediction-Market Law for Kalshi
A federal judge in Chicago barred Illinois from enforcing its sports-wagering licensing and criminal rules against Kalshi-listed contracts. The fight over the state's new tax continues.
Polymarket US Sets a New Taker Fee and Adds a Maker Rebate
A new fee schedule took effect on October 1, 2026, with a 0.0695 taker coefficient, a rebate for resting orders, a separate formula for combos and volume discounts.
Sixth Circuit Rules Against Kalshi in Ohio and Tennessee
A unanimous panel held that state gambling law can apply to Kalshi's sports contracts, deepening a federal circuit split now in front of the Supreme Court.
New York Sues Polymarket US, Widening Its Prediction-Market Fight
The attorney general's suit against Polymarket's US exchange follows New York's $36 billion case against Kalshi, and Polymarket has countersued in federal court.
LuckyLand Slots Has Closed: Final Redemptions Ended Sept. 14
VGW wound down its LuckyLand Slots sweepstakes site in three stages over six weeks. Its separate LuckyLand Casino product is not affected, according to trade press.
New York AG Secures $8 Million Settlement With Chumba Owner VGW
The settlement resolves the attorney general's case over VGW's sweepstakes casinos, which the state said worked like real-money gambling. VGW did not admit wrongdoing.
9th Circuit Rules Against Kalshi, Robinhood and Crypto.com
The appeals court held that sports event contracts are not swaps and that federal law does not override Nevada's gaming rules, creating a split with the Third Circuit.
Florida Sues Stake.us and VGW, Targets Payment Processors Too
Florida's attorney general filed two lawsuits calling the dual-currency sweepstakes model disguised gambling, and named the companies that move players' money.