The Curaçao Gaming Authority has published its first detailed crypto compliance rulebook for licensed online operators, requiring blockchain analytics, segregated wallets and an immediate ban on mixers, with deadlines running to mid-2027. The framework sets out how casinos and sportsbooks must handle digital-asset deposits, wagering, withdrawals and treasury management under anti-money-laundering standards. It also bars transactions tied to sanctioned wallets and prohibits operators from acting as crypto exchanges.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Kentucky in federal court on June 23, seeking to block the state’s actions against Kalshi and Polymarket. The filing is the agency’s ninth lawsuit against a state over prediction markets since April. It is also the first case aimed at a state where the attorney general is a Republican.

The Dutch gambling regulator, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), is moving to collect €420,000 (~$487,000) from the company behind Polymarket after the platform halted service to Dutch residents one day past the deadline. The move underscores how European authorities are treating prediction markets as unlicensed gambling even as U.S. regulators view them as financial products. Only one week of penalties was triggered rather than the €840,000 maximum, and Polymarket has filed an objection.

Mystake, one of the largest UK-facing crypto-casino networks, went offline for roughly 20 hours last weekend after several B2B game studios removed their slot titles from its sites. The outage affected Mystake and related brands and left some pages showing errors or empty game libraries. The sites later returned, but with a reduced catalog as the broader crypto payment rails continued operating.

Macquarie projects global wagering on the 2026 World Cup could surpass $50 billion, up from $35 billion in 2022, as the tournament expands to 48 teams and 104 matches. The event began June 11 in Mexico City and is the first World Cup to feature regulated U.S. prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket alongside sportsbooks. Crypto sportsbooks including Stake, Betfury, and 1win are also running World Cup promotions worth millions in rewards.

On June 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a proposed framework that would classify sports event contracts as "gaming" under the Commodity Exchange Act while still permitting most standard markets. The proposal would prohibit five categories—injury-related contracts, officiating outcomes, discrete in-game actions tied to named players, physical altercations, and pre-collegiate sports—and it notes listings grew from about 220 in 2021 to more than 8,000. A 90-day comment period would follow publication, with any final rule described as unlikely before late 2026.

ADI Predictstreet, FIFA's official prediction-market partner for the 2026 World Cup, went live on June 8 and is now accessible to U.S. users in 23 states through a co-branded Fanatics Markets "World Cup Hub." The platform supports fiat and crypto funding and offers FIFA-branded prediction contracts as Gibraltar's licensing timeline and company links draw scrutiny ahead of the tournament's June 11 opener.

Polymarket said it signed an exclusive distribution partnership with Berlin-based football media platform OneFootball, aiming to reach 200 million monthly active users and a wider 645-million-fan ecosystem ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. The rollout is limited to eligible jurisdictions, with Germany excluded because Polymarket does not hold a German gaming license. The company has added six football-related partnerships over five months, even as European regulators increase scrutiny of prediction-market platforms.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed two gambling bills on Friday, May 22, within the 10-day decision window after they reached his desk on May 11. SB 2136 bans online sweepstakes casino games using virtual or dual-currency models, while SB 1992 creates a new Class E felony for intentionally manipulating outcomes tied to prediction market contracts.