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  • October 09, 2026

    Where The 3 Prediction Market Appellate Rulings Diverge

    Although the recent Third, Sixth and Ninth Circuit opinions concerning prediction markets overlap on some issues, they differ on key statutory questions, deepening a circuit split over both the classification of sports event contracts and the scope of federal preemption, says Levi Giovanetto at Sheppard.

  • October 09, 2026

    Man City Ruling Opens Door To Rival Clubs' Damages Claims

    Manchester City's breaches of the Premier League's financial rules could trigger a protracted legal battle involving litigation from rival clubs, drawn-out appeals and unprecedented sanctions, lawyers say.

  • October 08, 2026

    Coinbase Tells 2nd Circ. Only CFTC Oversees Event Contracts

    Event contracts that Coinbase offers, including sports event contracts, are swaps over which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has "exclusive" jurisdiction, the company has urged the Second Circuit to rule, arguing Connecticut's laws have "no role to play" in regulating prediction markets.

  • October 08, 2026

    Dodd-Frank Act Is Focus Of Latest Amici In NJ-Kalshi Case

    Multiple amici, including the drafter of the Dodd-Frank Act, weighed in on New Jersey’s petition for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the regulation of prediction markets and sports betting, saying the statute was not meant to displace state gambling laws.

  • October 08, 2026

    NASCAR Rivals Must Yield Race Setups In Trade Secrets Suit

    Joe Gibbs Racing LLC and rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports must produce their race-car setups for the 2025 and 2026 seasons in their contested trade secrets battle, a North Carolina magistrate judge has ruled, but not without first lamenting the onslaught of discovery disputes he's been saddled with resolving.

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