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  • September 23, 2026

    Attorneys Say Unpaid Sanction No Basis To End Antitrust Suit

    Attorneys representing a shuttered soccer league say an unpaid $24,000 sanction that a Puerto Rico federal judge imposed on them for error-riddled court filings is no reason to dismiss the league's antitrust suit against FIFA and two affiliates.

  • September 23, 2026

    Ohtani Ball Holder Can Add Claim For $4.4M From Sale

    A Florida judge said Wednesday he would reopen pleadings in a three-way fight over a record-breaking home run ball by baseball star Shohei Ohtani to allow the defendant — the man who walked out with the ball — to add a claim for ownership of the ball.

  • September 23, 2026

    Kalshi, NM Tribes Face Off Over Sports Bets On Tribal Land

    Attorneys for Kalshi and four New Mexico Indigenous nations clashed Wednesday in New Mexico federal court over whether the prediction market platform is operating unlawful Class III gambling on tribal lands in violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, with arguments centering on precedent and nonmember tribal activity.

  • September 23, 2026

    State Pols Urge Justices To Rein In Kalshi's Sports Offerings

    A coalition of state lawmakers has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit decision allowing Kalshi to keep its sports offerings online in New Jersey, emphasizing that sports betting oversight must be left to the states.

  • September 22, 2026

    Kalshi Seeks CFTC OK For Event Contract Margin Trading

    Kalshi on Tuesday asked the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to sign off on a framework for allowing certain users to trade with borrowed funds, in a move aimed at drawing more institutional activity to the prediction market platform.

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