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Prediction Market Battles, July Sports Betting Growth, LuckyLand Shutdown Lead Gambling Stories to Watch This Week

By Chavdar VasilevAugust 17, 2026

The brief

Fresh court pressure on the CFTC, new geofencing deadlines and another wave of July betting data headline the week ahead. Prediction markets remain the biggest gambling story on the industry’s radar, with court developments, Washington meetings, geofencing battles and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) activi…

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