Kalshi faces accusations of exploiting a child-protection bill to expand gaming contracts. Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach warns of CFTC backdoors for sports-event deals amid founder donations and heavy lobbying efforts.
Prediction markets handle tens of billions in monthly trades under fragmented rules that let capital chase the lightest oversight. This regulatory arbitrage undermines the integrity of prices shaping key decisions.
Players’ Lounge users can now trade CFTC-regulated sports event contracts on NFL results and NBA props after partnering with ProphetX, expanding options for competitive gamers seeking real-world outcomes this week.
Kalshi launches its innovative Midterms Hub, combining real-time trading odds with polling averages, fundraising reports, and historical data to provide continuous, money-backed insights into every Senate, House, and gubernatorial contest.
Prediction markets turn collective betting into precise forecasts, but their transaction logs frequently uncover traders’ hidden beliefs and access to nonpublic details, highlighting critical privacy vulnerabilities in these growing platforms.
Prediction market companies have boosted federal lobbying spending to a record $1.84 million in the first quarter of 2026, up more than 60 percent amid mounting regulatory scrutiny from Congress.
As prediction markets lure traders away from tribal casinos, revenue once funding community services and jobs is draining fast, igniting legal fights over regulatory fairness and tribal sovereignty in gaming.
Billions in research funding frequently back studies that later fail replication tests. Prediction markets enable traders to bet on replicability, creating clearer guides for allocating grants toward promising scientific work.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Kalshi event contracts in the state, citing violations of gambling laws. Traders now encounter access restrictions as the platform adjusts operations.
Tradeify has drawn 30,000 traders into prediction market tournaments as part of its push to integrate competitive forecasting with prop trading advancement, delivering measurable skill gains and new funding routes.
