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[@GeoffZochodne](/creator/twitter/GeoffZochodne)
"Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen was asked about prediction markets today. His response was unworried and insightful as to why Kalshi Polymarket et al haven't embraced the sport of kings: @Covers"  
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"And away we go. "Polymarket the world's largest prediction market today announced that it has closed an acquisition of the holding company of a Commodity Futures Trading Commission-licensed derivatives exchange (QCX LLC) and clearinghouse (QC Clearing LLC) (collectively "QCEX") for $XXX million. The transaction marks a significant step toward expanding access to Polymarket's category-defining platform in the United States enabling more users than ever to trade prediction market contracts with regulatory clarity and confidence.""  
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"So that's official then. Boyd Gaming says it has struck a deal to sell its X% stake in FanDuel to Flutter Entertainment for $1.755B. The two companies will also blow up their existing market-access agreements in the U.S. and enter into new ones through 2038"  
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"Here's my writeup of the Flutter-Boyd deal that will give Flutter complete ownership of FanDuel* *at least for now given Fox still has an option to buy a sizable chunk of FanDuel @Covers"  
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"In addition to all of the tax-related per-bet transaction fees and wagering minimums Illinois is also on track to ban credit card use for sports betting in the not-too-distant future (TBD on when exactly): @Covers"  
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"AGA boss Bill Miller is in the Des Moines Register today going after prediction markets agriculturally: "The CFTCs mission is to support farmers ranchers and commodity markets not to oversee gambling products dressed up as financial instruments.""  
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"Food for thought re: the gaming industry's response to the Big Beautiful Bill and its changes to wagering loss deductions. Churchill Downs says other tax-related provisions in the bill "will have a significant favorable impact on the Companys current year cash tax expense.""  
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"Boomer's Sportsbook is coming soon to Nevada. CEO Joe Asher also had some good quotes today on prediction markets: Seems as though everybody was asleep and sports betting was legal all along." @Covers"  
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