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  • June 11, 2026

    Sports Prediction Co. Wins CFTC OK To Launch Event Market

    Sports prediction company ProphetX on Thursday received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to register as a federally regulated prediction market exchange focused on sports-based event contracts, becoming the first American sports-native, direct-clearing prediction market to launch and operate in full compliance with federal law.

  • June 11, 2026

    WWE, Accuser Eyeing Confidential Deal In Sex Abuse Suit

    The former World Wrestling Entertainment legal staffer accusing the company and founder Vince McMahon of sexual abuse and trafficking may consent to the defendants' long-sought effort to drag the dispute into arbitration, the parties jointly told a Connecticut federal judge on Thursday.

  • June 11, 2026

    5th Circ. Says FTC Can't Outsource Horse-Racing Enforcement

    The Fifth Circuit once again struck down the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's enforcement power over nationwide thoroughbred racing Thursday, holding that the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last year in FCC v. Consumers' Research doesn't upend the circuit court's previous decision on the issue.

  • June 11, 2026

    Sorsby Gambling Order Deepens NCAA's Existential Crisis

    A state court decision allowing Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby to continue playing despite his confession to sports betting has exposed a vulnerability for the NCAA, with courts outstripping the association in setting rules for college sports.

  • June 11, 2026

    Insurer Sues To Avoid Covering KC Super Bowl Rally Shooting

    The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Co. sued Kansas City, Missouri, and others in Missouri federal court, claiming Thursday that they are not entitled to indemnity for suits over the mass shooting at the February 2024 rally celebrating the Chiefs' Super Bowl win.

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