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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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February 17, 2026
6th Circ. Refuses To Pause CDC's Puppy Import Requirements
The Sixth Circuit has refused to block a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rule requiring dogs to be at least six months old and microchipped before they can be imported, holding that a hunting and fishing alliance likely won't be able to show that the CDC lacked the authority to issue the rule.
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February 17, 2026
CFTC Backs Prediction Markets In 9th Circ. Fight With Nevada
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig told state gaming regulators Tuesday that he intends to defend his agency's "exclusive jurisdiction" over prediction markets, starting with a brief to the Ninth Circuit backing Crypto.com in an ongoing brawl with Nevada regulators over its sports wagers.
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February 17, 2026
Betting Tech Rivals Settle Antitrust, Patent Row
Sports technology company Panda Interactive has settled its patent dispute with its rival Sportradar and asked a Texas federal judge to stay all activity in the case for 30 days while the parties finalize the agreement.
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February 17, 2026
9th Circ. Clears Way For Nev. Gaming Action Against Kalshi
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday denied Kalshi's request to keep its sports event contracts safe from Nevada gaming regulators, clearing the way for the state to bring a civil enforcement action against the online trading platform.
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February 17, 2026
Kalshi Wins Stay Of Mass. Injunction Amid Appeal
Massachusetts' intermediate-level appeals court on Tuesday granted prediction market Kalshi a reprieve from having to comply with an order blocking it from offering sports-related event contracts in the state, pending the outcome of an expedited appeal.
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