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Illinois casinos took $178.2 million in September, up 12.7% on a year earlier, and 14 of the state's 17 properties grew. Penn's new land-based Aurora casino supplied about a third of the increase; the rest came from players spending more per visit, not from more visits.

Coinbase will stop offering sports event contracts in Michigan, Kalshi's included, and close its customers' open positions at the same deadline, under an order a federal judge signed on 23 September. Michigan has promised not to prosecute while the appeals run; nobody has conceded the law.

Two associations of gaming regulators have told the Supreme Court that the same Kalshi contract is shielded from state law in New Jersey and subject to it in Ohio, and that only the Court can end that. They follow a group of state lawmakers in backing New Jersey's petition; nobody has yet filed for Kalshi.

A Chicago judge has found that Kalshi's championship contracts are likely swaps and that Illinois likely cannot make the exchange take out a sports wagering licence. She has not yet ruled on the state's new 1.75% to 3.5% prediction-market fee, and her reasoning puts her at odds with a Wisconsin judge in the same circuit and with two federal appeals courts.

Seven horseplayers say computer-assisted wagering has turned American pari-mutuel pools into an illegal gambling operation. The tracks and tote companies say the bettors cannot point to a single wager the syndicates affected, and a hearing is reported for 9 October.

HB 5811 would strike the exchange wager tax Illinois enacted in its budget less than three months ago, along with the definition that brought prediction markets inside the Sports Wagering Act. The tax is already being challenged in court by Kalshi and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the bill would not end that fight.

A two-page letter to the Ninth Circuit argues that a company claiming federal law bars state regulation cannot then accept a state tax on the same contracts. The panel has been sitting on this case since April.

Twenty-eight Chicago alderpersons have formally demanded that Mayor Brandon Johnson order Bally's to resume full construction at its River West casino site, warning of potential legal action after the operator cited VGT legalisation as grounds to slow work on the hotel, event centre and restaurants. At least one council member suspects the real issue is cash flow.

Illinois casino revenue climbed to $192.7 million in July, its strongest year-over-year performance in recent months, with two Hollywood Casino properties delivering triple- and double-digit gains after completing moves from riverboat to land-based formats. Neighbouring Iowa tells a contrasting story, with aggregate revenue falling 6% as most of its 19 casinos shed ground.

Nevada's gaming regulator wants KalshiEX held in contempt, and hit with penalties of up to $120,000 a day, for letting people inside the state trade event contracts a court told it to block. The twist: federal judges have just ruled the opposite way, leaving the same product protected in one forum and prosecuted in another.

From MLB bribery charges to NBA match-fixing allegations, proposition betting's integrity problem has arrived in New York's legislature. A new task force bill signals the state is running out of patience with inaction.

The CFTC is no longer just defending prediction markets in court. It is now going on the offensive against the states trying to shut them down. New York is the latest target in a rapidly expanding federal legal campaign.

New York's Attorney General is calling prediction markets what she says they really are: illegal gambling. The lawsuits against two of crypto's biggest names mark a significant escalation in the state versus federal battle over who controls this fast-growing sector.

Chicago's 10.25% sports betting tax has taken effect after operators withdrew an injunction request, though a constitutional challenge remains active while state lawmakers propose bills to preempt the city's levy.

PENN Entertainment has secured a major new partnership with the NFL's Chicago Bears, in a move that deeply integrates both its digital and retail brands with

Global sports betting giant bet365 has continued its methodical yet accelerating expansion across the United States with the launch of its online sportsbook

Illinois sports bettors are now facing a "double whammy" as DraftKings has announced it will join rival FanDuel in implementing a $0.50 transaction fee on all

Illinois sports bettors are now facing a "double whammy" as DraftKings joins rival FanDuel in implementing a $0.50 transaction fee on all sports wagers placed

Illinois lawmakers have approved a new, last-minute sports betting tax hike as part of the state budget. This move is expected to disproportionately impact