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Latest News in Sports & Betting

  • October 30, 2026

    Sports Court Allows Russia Back Into Int'l Hockey Competition

    Russian ice hockey teams can now compete in tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled.

  • October 29, 2026

    WTA Appeals Ruling Keeping Tennis Antitrust Suit Alive

    The corporate and commercial entity that operates the Women's Tennis Association said Wednesday it will file an interlocutory appeal challenging a New York federal judge's ruling last month denying its bid to force antitrust claims brought by tennis players into arbitration.

  • October 29, 2026

    Cooley-Led Kalshi Hits $40B Valuation With $1B Series G

    Betting platform Kalshi, advised by Cooley LLP, on Thursday revealed that its valuation skyrocketed to $40 billion after it wrapped its latest fundraising round with $1 billion of investor commitments.

  • October 29, 2026

    Utah Hits Kalshi With Criminal Charges Over Sports Offerings

    Utah has brought criminal charges in state court against Kalshi and its co-founders under its anti-gambling laws, amid an ongoing jurisdictional battle over whether federal law preempts state and tribal regulation of the prediction market platform's sports event contracts.

  • October 29, 2026

    Parents Say Roblox, Discord Can't Compel Arbitration

    Federal law bars Roblox and Discord from compelling sexual assault plaintiffs to arbitrate their claims that the companies enabled adult predators to use their platforms to groom and abuse children, parents have told the California federal court overseeing their suits.

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