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wvpe.org/indiana-news/2… Awesome. 👏 Indiana is removing the incredibly onerous licensing costs and requirements for service providers in OSB.

Outgoing CFTC Commissioner Christy Romero gave her final remarks this week — urging regulators to preserve key guardrails as the Trump admin pushes deregulatory policy. Meanwhile, incoming Chair Brian Quintenz has pledged to divest from Kalshi.

UPDATE: Louisiana bill banning online sweepstakes casinos is set for floor debate and final vote today in the House of Representatives. If it passes, Louisiana will become the second state to expressly ban online sweepstakes casinos (joining Montana), with Connecticut on deck.

New York Assembly bill banning online sweepstakes casinos is on the move too. Assembly Bill A6745A was referred out of the Codes Committee yesterday and is now before Ways and Means. Senate version awaits floor vote. Session ends June 12th. nysenate.gov/legislation/bi…

Prediction market with Trump ties threatens US sports bet sector, via Financial Times (with insights from me): ft.com/content/a117c3…

"'We’re like, hey, you believe you have some legal theory? Let’s just prove it immediately in court,'” Tarek Mansour, Kalshi’s co-founder and chief executive, told the Financial Times."

Update to the update: Floor debate on Louisiana anti-sweeps bill has been rescheduled to June 2nd.

NEW: Fomer LA Dodger Yasiel Puig has filed a defamation lawsuit against TNT and Warner Bros. Discovery for falsely accusing him of "awaiting trial for his gambling charges" on an episode of "Dirty Moneyball: Cuba's Ransomed Stars." Seeks $5m+ damages due to lost contract offers.

JUST IN: Sports integrity watchdog Genius Sports files comment letter with CFTC highlighting critical need for sports-related integrity protections in sports event contract markets and offering to share its experiences and expertise with the agency in support of a path forward.