{"id":49629,"date":"2026-08-14T14:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=49629"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:30:41","slug":"maryland-officials-sue-prediction-market-platforms-over-unlicensed-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=49629","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Officials Sue Prediction Market Platforms Over Unlicensed Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Officials in Baltimore, Maryland have filed lawsuits against two major prediction market platforms.<\/p>\n

The complaints target Kalshi and Polymarket for offering sports-related event contracts without required state licenses, reports<\/a> CBS News.<\/p>\n

City leaders allege the platforms compete directly with licensed sportsbooks while evading taxes, oversight, and consumer protections mandated under Maryland law.<\/p>\n

Says the Mayor of Baltimore, Brandon Scott,<\/p>\n

\u201cThese companies are running sportsbooks without licenses and betting that a new label will put them above the law. It won\u2019t. Baltimore will not let multibillion-dollar companies put profits over people and harm our communities through illegal gambling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The suits claim the companies violate local consumer protection rules by misleading users about the legality and regulatory status of their offerings.<\/p>\n

Similar actions have emerged in other states including New York and Kentucky as regulators challenge whether prediction markets qualify as unlicensed gambling.<\/p>\n

Federal oversight through the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has allowed these platforms to operate across all 50 states with a minimum age of 18.<\/p>\n

Major sports betting operators have started shifting focus toward prediction markets amid sluggish earnings in states without full legalization.<\/p>\n

The cases highlight escalating tensions between federal authority and state efforts to enforce licensing requirements on event contracts tied to sports outcomes.<\/p>\n

Plaintiffs seek to halt operations and impose penalties for bypassing responsible gambling standards.<\/p>\n

The post Maryland Officials Sue Prediction Market Platforms Over Unlicensed Sports Betting<\/a> appeared first on The Daily Hodl<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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