Gaming America

Stake. us tried to compel arbitration in a Minnesota class action. The judge said it failed to prove users agreed to the clause at all. gamingamerica.com/news/1089429/s…

Fantasy sports operator Underdog has made its long-awaited entry to the prediction market space. Unlike Kalshi and its ilk, which offer sports as only one of many types of market, Underdog isn't bothering with any of the window dressing and is going sports-only.

Rep. Blackshear says Alabama's gambling conversation is coming after the 2026 elections, but it has been coming for years. gamingamerica.com/news/1089356/a…

DraftKings filed suit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 16, seeking to block Philadelphia from enforcing a consumer protection ordinance against its online sportsbook and casino operations. gamingamerica.com/news/1089136/d…

Pennsylvania lawmakers left Harrisburg without passing skill game regulation. The October 13 deadline means confiscation starts October 14. Missouri shows what that looks like, and it can get messy. gamingamerica.com/news/1088476/p…

A soldier and a Google employee were charged with federal insider trading in prediction markets. The White House teleprompter operator got a settlement offer and kept his job. The CFTC handles all three cases. gamingamerica.com/news/1088472/a…

FanDuel was valued at $559 million eight days after PASPA fell. Flutter later bought the rest for $4.2 billion. A New York court just said the founders who received nothing can make their case in discovery. gamingamerica.com/news/1088015/f…

Nevada's top gaming regulator warned prediction markets could become slot machines. The history of HHR, VGTs, skill games, and sweepstakes casinos suggests he has a point. gamingamerica.com/news/1087982/o…

The Greenbrier casino had its license renewed hours before it expired. A U.S. Senator owns it, his family's debt exceeds $360 million, and the Lottery Commission he once oversaw as governor is doing the reviewing. gamingamerica.com/news/1087866/a…

Pro golfers are the latest to gripe about the relationship between their sport and gambling. @monuwwarah writes that he can't believe this conversation is still a thing:

Prediction markets want to offer leveraged, never-expiring sports bets. Here is what perps are, why sports perps are structurally harder than crypto perps, and why the CME lawsuit could kill the category before it starts. gamingamerica.com/news/1087861/w…

Bryce Harper didn't know what his Cameo video was for. FanDuel did. The Harper story is a window into a VIP host program, a product liability lawsuit says, that is designed to maximize addiction. gamingamerica.com/news/1087475/t…

Strip mall casinos continue to pop up in Ohio, creating a perpetual game of whack-a-mole as authorities shut them down. It's a fascinating subplot as the state grapples with reining in the legal industry:

Michigan gave Kalshi 30 days to geofence the state or pay $500,000 per day. Nevada says Kalshi's existing geofencing doesn't work. Both cases are now in play simultaneously. gamingamerica.com/news/1087470/k…

Kalshi's rebuttal to the Roosevelt Institute has a strong methodological critique. It also accidentally defends recreational gambling and gets casino profitability wrong. gamingamerica.com/news/1087239/k…

Maine's iGaming law is technically officially in effect. Caesars has locked three of four licenses. The market still needs rulemaking, and a federal lawsuit is still pending. Here is the latest on Maine's online casino situation. gamingamerica.com/news/1087237/m…

A Ninth Circuit panel questioned why Kalshi's sports contracts shouldn't be treated as betting on tribal land. The CFTC license doesn't directly answer that question. gamingamerica.com/news/1087229/n…