US gaming industry groups urge Senate to ban sports prediction markets in crypto bill: report

First reported June 17, 2026 by The Block · covered by 4 sources

US gaming industry groups urge Senate to ban sports prediction markets in crypto bill: report

US gaming groups called on Congress to ban sports and casino-style prediction markets in a crypto market structure bill, Semafor reported.

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Jun 17, 2026 · byThe Block

Gaming Industry, Tribes and Unions Press Senate to Ban Sports Prediction Markets in Crypto Bill

The American Gaming Association, the Indian Gaming Association, and two hospitality unions are pressing senators to insert sports-betting carve-out language into the CLARITY Act, the crypto market-structure bill moving through Congress. The push targets Kalshi and Polymarket.

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Jun 17, 2026 · byThe Defiant

Gaming groups urge Congress to ban prediction markets sports betting in CLARITY Act

Gambling industry groups want the US Senate to step in to clarify that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not have the authority to oversee prediction markets.

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Jun 17, 2026 · byCointelegraph

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Prediction markets under fire as gaming groups call Senate to block sports prediction markets in crypto bill

In what ways will the crypto market bill close the gaps in sports and casino-style gaming?

Jun 18, 2026 · byAMBCrypto