Utah is moving to explicitly ban sports-event “prop contracts” offered by prediction-market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Governor Spencer Cox signaled support for legislation broadening the state’s anti-gambling framework, while Kalshi has already sued Utah to block enforcement. �
AP News
The Utah dispute is becoming a national test case for whether prediction markets fall under gambling law or federal derivatives law. The outcome could shape how states regulate sports-event contracts outside licensed sportsbooks. �
AP News +1
New York lawmakers introduced a new proposition-betting review bill (A10538) that would create an independent task force focused on player-prop wagers, especially “under” bets tied to integrity and consumer-risk concerns. �
LegiScan
TRI-STATE HEAT
New York
Assembly bill A10538 formally entered committee review this week, signaling fresh scrutiny of proposition-bet controls in the state’s sports wagering framework. �
LegiScan
A separate New York bill (A10526) would prohibit mobile wagers placed from college campuses, targeting geofenced betting restrictions around higher-education sites. �
PolicyEngage
New Jersey
No verified major updates in the last 48 hours.
Pennsylvania / Philadelphia
No verified major updates in the last 48 hours.
GLOBAL GAMBLING BUZZ 🌍
Massachusetts lawmakers advanced a bill adding tighter sportsbook guardrails, including limits on live betting and restrictions on certain player props. �
Yahoo
Prediction-market legal pressure is spreading beyond Utah. Nevada and multiple regulators continue pressing whether sports-event contracts should be treated as unlicensed wagering. �
Business Insider +1
Policy debate around sports betting is increasingly shifting from expansion to restriction, with several states now focused on compliance, integrity, and market loopholes. �
The Daily Iowan
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Zodiac Sign
Pick 3
Pick 4
Aries
518
7402
Taurus
264
8915
Gemini
703
3168
Cancer
149
6204
Leo
882
4571
Virgo
431
9086
Libra
276
5413
Scorpio
965
2847
Sagittarius
320
7765
Capricorn
614
1329
Aquarius
758
8640
Pisces
497
5031
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