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Latest News in Sports & Betting
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November 10, 2025
Disney, ESPN Move To Nix Trade Secret Suit Over Sports App
Disney and ESPN asked a New York federal judge Friday to end a tech startup's trade secrets misappropriation suit accusing them of using confidential information to launch a rivaling sports aggregation app that curates game-viewing options, arguing the parties' nondisclosure agreement doesn't prohibit them from independently developing similar products.
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November 10, 2025
Kalshi, Robinhood Beat Tribes' Bid To Block Events Contracts
A California federal judge declined to issue a preliminary injunction on Monday blocking prediction platform Kalshi and Robinhood from offering their sports event contracts that some Native American tribes allege constitute illegal gambling, saying they have not shown how the platforms are subject to a statute protecting tribal gaming.
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November 10, 2025
Guardians' Ortiz Due In NY Court In MLB Pitch-Fixing Scandal
Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Luis L. Ortiz was ordered by a Massachusetts federal judge to appear in a Brooklyn, New York, courtroom for arraignment Wednesday on charges that he took bribes to fix pitches for "prop" bettors.
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November 10, 2025
Apollo Sports Capital Takes Majority Stake In Atlético Madrid
Apollo Sports Capital, guided by Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, said Monday it will acquire a majority stake in Spanish soccer club Atlético de Madrid, but did not disclose financial details.
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November 10, 2025
ProphetX Seeks CFTC Approval For Sports Event Contracts
Sports prediction company ProphetX said Monday it has applied to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to become a federally regulated prediction market exchange specifically targeting sports-based event contracts.
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- Personnel moves
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