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Latest News in Sports & Betting

  • July 20, 2026

    CFTC Has 'Lost Its Way' On Prediction Markets, Ex-Chair Says

    Former U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Timothy Massad said Monday that the agency has "lost its way" with a prediction market rule proposal that misinterprets the agency's mission and statutes to turn it into a national sports betting regulator.

  • July 20, 2026

    Kalshi's Prediction Market Biz Facing Shutdown In Wash.

    A Washington federal judge Monday granted the state's bid to preliminarily enjoin Kalshi's operations in the state, agreeing with Attorney General Nick Brown that the prediction market platform offers unlicensed sports wagering and other illegal online gambling activities.

  • July 20, 2026

    DOJ Says It Shut Down 1K Illegal World Cup Streaming Sites

    The U.S. Department of Justice seized more than 1,000 internet domains that were used for unauthorized streaming of the FIFA World Cup, the agency said Monday.

  • July 20, 2026

    UMich Sports Chief To Exit After Report On Fired Coach

    University of Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel will leave at the end of the year, following a Jenner & Block-led investigation's findings that the school poorly handled an inappropriate relationship involving its fired football coach.

  • July 20, 2026

    Fired Director Accuses Soccer Team Of Gender Bias

    A professional soccer team unlawfully fired its male director of community engagement for disobeying an executive's instructions while female employees were kept on and promoted despite excessive alcohol consumption and racist comments, according to a lawsuit filed in North Carolina court.

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