PowerPlay: “Player behavior in Ontario has shifted toward more interactive experiences, particularly live betting”

Ontario’s regulated sports betting market has entered a more stable phase after its initial surge, but beneath the surface, the forces driving growth, competition, and player engagement continue to evolve. Four years after the province officially launched its legal online gambling market on April 4, 2022, the framework overseen by iGaming Ontario (iGO) and the […]

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Oklahoma Senate rejects sports betting legalization bill, proposal falls short in close vote

The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday voted down a proposal to legalize sports betting, rejecting House Bill 1047 by a 27-21 margin despite expectations of support amid backing from tribal stakeholders and the state’s professional basketball franchise. The measure, introduced by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, sought to establish a regulated framework allowing tribal operators to conduct […]

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Kalshi fines, suspends three U.S. congressional candidates for betting on own elections

Prediction market operator Kalshi has fined and suspended three congressional candidates for wagering on the outcome of their own elections, in what the company described as violations of its exchange rules. The company said the candidates — Mark Moran, an independent running in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race; Ezekiel Enriquez, a Republican primary candidate for a […]

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