EndGame: Concerns Fading About Prediction Markets, Betting Integrity? Not A Chance

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 . If only not for prediction markets … It should come as no surprise what most troubled industry executives in the latest American Gaming Association Gaming Industry Outlook : prediction market competition. Despite mostly positive sentiments offered generally about prospects for the gaming industry in the near future, 81% of executives surveyed said they viewed prediction markets “as a very significant threat to the regulated gaming industry,” according to the AGA report.

That concern from four out of five of those surveyed ran counter to an overall positive sentiment about the state of the gaming industry — the highest positive outlook since the third quarter of 2022. The quarterly industry snapshot, based on executives’ responses, found that 46% of them “indicate that federal regulatory concerns are limiting operations, up from 29% in Q3 2025. ” Let’s talk about sports betting integrity Prediction markets aren’t the primary reason for an upcoming hearing on Capitol Hill related to sports betting (though they will undoubtedly be mentioned).

Instead, the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy is convening at 10 a. m. on May 20 to focus on sports betting integrity.