All Articles by Chavdar Vasilev

The Lodge Card Club near Austin has shut down indefinitely and laid off its entire staff after Texas authorities challenged the legality of its business model. The Lodge Card Club…

Two Minnesota bills targeting sweeps casinos and prediction markets have advanced from committees. Minnesota lawmakers advanced two bills targeting sweepstakes casinos and prediction markets on March 24, approving the measures…

DraftKings, FanDuel, and the NFL face a new lawsuit alleging their microbetting products are designed to drive addiction through high-speed, continuous wagering. A new Pennsylvania lawsuit alleges that through data…

New Jersey lawmakers have advanced SB 2160, which would ban “micro bets” on the outcome of the next play in a game. A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced a…

Polymarket is rolling out fees across most markets while introducing a referral program that shares up to 30% of trading revenue with users. Polymarket will expand its trading fees to…

Kalshi and Polymarket have introduced new safeguards against insider trading amid growing regulatory pressure on prediction markets. Kalshi and Polymarket announced new measures on the same day to curb insider…

Kalshi has halted offering sports and election events in Nevada, marking the first state to force the platform to geofence its core products. Kalshi has stopped offering contracts for sports,…

Maryland lawmakers moved to ban sweepstakes casinos, passing one bill while another enforcement measure races against a key deadline. The Maryland House has passed House Bill 295, targeting sweepstakes casinos…

Legal challenges for DraftKings and Kalshi, alongside key state legislative deadlines, are leading this week’s stories in the U.S. gambling industry. As March Madness enters the Sweet 16 stage, DraftKings…

Bills targeting sports betting markets, prediction platforms, and sweepstakes casinos dominated a busy legislative week across the U.S. State legislatures advanced a wide range of gambling bills this week, including…