Lithuania blocks access to Polymarket
The blocking was officially announced on September 8, 2026, after the LPT launched an investigation into the services offered on Polymarket's website and ruled that despite...
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Sydney Sweeney Novig ad for sports betting causes criticism
The campaign, released the week before, shows Sweeney mostly or fully nude, covering herself with sports equipment like footballs, tennis rackets, and a basketball, while...
Connecticut sends 9 prediction market cease-and-desist orders
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli revealed on September 10, 2026, that the Connecticut Department of Consumer...
Polymarket names Warren Jenson as Chief Financial Officer
On September 10, 2026, Polymarket announced the appointment of Warren Jenson as the prediction market operator’s first Chief Financial Officer (CFO).In the new position,...
Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com and OG prediction market
On September 8, 2026, Robinhood shared that it has signed a partnership deal with Crypto.com and its prediction market platform OG.com, under which the predictions operator...
Underdog drops daily fantasy in 7 states over predictions clash
Underdog has revealed that it has surrendered its daily fantasy sports licenses in 7 U.S. states in order to be able to keep offering its prediction market products in those...
NFL urges prediction markets to ban objectionable contracts
The National Football League (NFL) has sent a letter to multiple prediction market operators, urging them to remove specific types of event contracts that are connected to...
Michigan state court bans Kalshi’s sports markets
A Michigan court has granted a preliminary injunction against prediction market operator Kalshi, ordering the platform to shut down its sports event contracts for state...
New Jersey asks Supreme Court to rule on prediction regulations
On September 2, 2026, New Jersey filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on whether states can regulate sports contracts offered by prediction market...