by I. Nelson Rose | Sep 18, 2026 | Blogs
Polymarket has grown from $1.1 billion in July 2025 to $11 billion, in less than a year. Kalshi is even bigger, at $40 billion. You’ll notice I didn’t say what those billions of dollars are. The futures predictions markets would prefer you call them contracts. Others,...
by I. Nelson Rose | Jul 17, 2026 | Blogs
Prepared for the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, Summer 2026 Conference, San Diego, California © Copyright July 20, 2026, all rights reserved worldwide. Gambling and the Law® is a registered trademark of Professor I. Nelson Rose,...
by I. Nelson Rose | Jun 30, 2026 | Blogs
I recently joined WGN Radio’s Legal Face-Off to discuss futures prediction markets. My segment begins at 17:15. You can listen...
by I. Nelson Rose | May 18, 2026 | Events
I will be presenting my paper, “Why Courts and Congress Should but Won’t Outlaw Prediction Markets,” at the 19th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, May 26–28, 2026. My presentation...
by I. Nelson Rose | May 15, 2026 | Blogs
New academic paper from Mark Griffiths and Michael Auer shows for the first time who plays online casinos and how much they bet. Looking at 926,086 real money gamblers in six countries, Griffiths and Auer found in the US the top 20% of players account for 95% of the...
