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A $2 spin in Linden, New Jersey, produced a $2,949,857.40 progressive payout: the fourth seven-figure Mega Jackpot on Hard Rock Bet's four-month-old network and the largest in the operator's online casino history.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Innovation Advisory Committee holds its first meeting Thursday, with prediction markets on the agenda.

Nebraska's Secretary of State certified two online sports wagering petitions on Aug. 21, sending both to the Nov. 3 general election.

The UK's Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) says unlicensed operators could take up to $1.09 billion in Premier League wagers this season, rising to

Kalshi is in advanced talks to become a sponsor of The Athletic, filling a commercial slot the sports title has left open since its exclusive Betmgm partnership lapsed.

Polymarket's US-serving platform withdrew both of its NFL player participation filings on Aug. 26, one day after certifying them with the CFTC and one day before the listing date it had given the agency.

The NFL signed new multi-year sports betting deals with Draftkings, Fanduel, and Fanatics on Thursday, ending a five-month gap without an official sportsbook partner.

New Jersey has until Thursday to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit decision protecting Kalshi's sports event contracts from state gambling law. On Friday, a federal appeals court in San Francisco decided the same question the opposite way, handing the state the circuit split it told Justice Samuel Alito in June it was waiting for.

Kalshi issued its first permanent ban on Monday, barring former U.S. Rep. George Santos and fining him $71,356 over trades on his own State of the Union attendance. The exchange cited his failure to cooperate with its investigation – a finding its own notice never substantiates, and one the CFTC contradicted in July.

A 58-year-old Kent County woman won the top prize on the Michigan Lottery's $1,000,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier and elected a lump sum worth about 69% of face value. Two more $1 million tickets remain unclaimed in the game.