Kalshi and Polymarket call prediction markets "investing." Courts, the Senate, and 61% of Americans call it gambling. Here's where the fight stands.
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Oxford Casino Hotel and its parent company Churchill Downs filed a federal lawsuit on January 23, 2026, challenging Maine's new iGaming law that grants exclusive online casino rights to the state's four Wabanaki Nations. The complaint argues the tribal-only framework creates an unconstitutional 'race-based monopoly.' The Wabanaki tribes intervened in April. The case is active in U.S. District Court and could reshape how every future state handles tribal-vs-commercial iGaming frameworks.
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Oklahoma lawmakers overrode Governor Stitt’s veto to pass SB 1589, banning sweepstakes casinos statewide from November 1, 2026. It is the third state to enact a sweepstakes ban this year, and the crackdown is spreading fast.
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