EndGame: Judge Denies NCAA Complaint Against DraftKings, March Means Madness

InGame The U. S. sports betting world moves quickly and unpredictably in 2026.

In order to properly take stock of it all, we offer InGame’s “EndGame,” an end-of-week compilation of the top storylines, some overlooked items, and all the other news bits from this past week that we found interesting . NCAA loses to DraftKings The NCAA was relatively polite when it sent a cease-and-desist letter last month to Kalshi over trademark infringement compared to its complaint against DraftKings that the league filed March 20 in federal court. The NCAA requested an emergency restraining order from the Southern District of Indiana to stop DraftKings from using such trademarked terms as “March Madness,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Elite Eight,” and “Final Four” in its sports bets, promotions, or marketing, according to the Associated Press.

Thursday, a federal judge denied the NCAA’s request for a restraining order, concluding at this stage that the league did not show convincingly that DraftKings’ use would cause irreparable harm. DraftKings can continue using the trademarked terms in its promotions — for now. If it walks and quacks like gambling … Republican Senator John Curtis and Democratic Senator Adam Schiff Monday introduced the Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act , bipartisan legislation to prohibit Commodity Futures Trading Commission-registered entities from listing any prediction contract that resembles a sports bet or casino-style game.

If it looks and talks like gambling, it is gambling. Regulation of sports betting and casino-style prediction markets belongs to the states—not the federal government. Joined @SquawkCNBC to discuss our bill to keep these products out of spaces where they don’t belong.