Prediction Markets Rode the World Cup to a Surge
Kalshi broke records as H2 Gambling Capital said the category reached 27% of legal U.S. sports-betting volume
Kalshi broke records as H2 Gambling Capital said the category reached 27% of legal U.S. sports-betting volume
Dillon Borgida will build a white-glove service for advanced traders as the exchange pushes further into institutional business.
The state wants more time as prediction markets swell and other courts weigh the same legal question.
The tournament has driven record trading even as states and regulators intensify the fight over prediction markets.
Lawmakers sent the package to Gov. Josh Stein with a gambling-loss deduction, new university revenue rules and a tax aimed at CFTC-licensed platforms.
The board said the prediction market’s place in NCPG blurred the line between regulated sportsbooks and unlicensed betting.
Analysts estimated $2.9 billion wagered on U.S. sportsbooks, alongside $2.5 billion-plus in U.S. prediction-market trading, as the tournament’s match-by-match dynamics come into focus.
The company sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, arguing Illinois’s licensing, tax and geolocation rules conflict with the CFTC’s federal authority over event contracts.
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