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Latest News in Sports & Betting

  • August 12, 2026

    Parties Reset Review Clock For Fertitta's $17.6B Caesars Buy

    Caesars Entertainment Inc. has said it will reset the clock to give the Federal Trade Commission another 30 days to review the roughly $17.6 billion purchase of the company by Fertitta Entertainment, owner of the Golden Nugget casino brand.

  • August 12, 2026

    Panel OKs Bowling Alley's Win In Alcohol Overserving Case

    A Florida appeals court on Wednesday cleared a bowling alley of liability in a suit accusing it of overserving alcohol to a customer who later caused a fatal crash while driving drunk, saying an amended complaint alleging new facts was filed too late.

  • August 12, 2026

    NYC Probes Polymarket, Kalshi Over Ads Targeting Minors

    The New York City Council announced Wednesday that it is investigating Kalshi, Polymarket, Coinbase and Gemini Titan for potentially false, deceptive or abusive advertising tactics for their prediction market platforms, expressing concerns about marketing directed toward young people.

  • August 12, 2026

    Novig Loses Bid To Halt NY Action Over Prediction Market

    A New York federal judge has refused to grant a temporary restraining order that would block the state from taking action against prediction market Novig, stating she was following the lead of another judge in her district who issued a similar ruling against Kalshi.

  • August 12, 2026

    Kalshi Uses CFTC Order To Build Case For NY Shield

    Kalshi intensified its push for the Second Circuit to shield it from a New York state lawsuit targeting its sports event contracts Wednesday, arguing a new U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission directive demonstrates the company's need for protection.

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