What changed

Dated, sourced changes to where pick'em, best ball and related contests are offered. Only items we could tie to a document or report. Updated .

Underdog sues Tennessee over its prediction-market crackdown

Underdog sued Tennessee sports-betting regulators on Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026, seeking to block enforcement against its prediction-market business. Tennessee is the seventh state Underdog has sued on the issue.

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Tennessee orders PrizePicks and Underdog to stop offering sports event contracts

The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council sent cease-and-desist/demand letters dated Oct 9, 2026. They target sports event contracts (PrizePicks "Team Picks", Underdog "Prediction Picks", including entries combining fantasy and game-outcome picks), not plain player pick'em. Both operators hold Tennessee fantasy licenses. Operator state pages had not been updated to reflect it when checked on Oct 28, 2026.

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PrizePicks suspends Team Picks in Missouri

PrizePicks told Missouri customers it is suspending Team Picks (its sports event-contract product) 'due to updated legal requirements for prediction markets in Missouri'. Existing picks stay active; Culture Picks and Player Picks remain available. PrizePicks was not among the companies that received Missouri AG cease-and-desist letters.

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Sixth Circuit rules against Kalshi in KalshiEX v. Orgel

The appeals court held sports event contracts likely are not "swaps" under federal commodities law and that federal law would not stop Tennessee or Ohio from enforcing their gambling laws. Tennessee cited the decision in its Oct 9 letters.

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Underdog ends fantasy contests incl. Best Ball Drafts in 7 states

Last day for new fantasy contests was Sept 10, 2026 (Mississippi: Sept 9) in Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Underdog says it chose to keep its CFTC-regulated prediction products instead of its state fantasy licenses; existing entries settle normally. Underdog's state page (Sept 11) shows Drafts as Ineligible in all seven.

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DraftKings publishes "available in all 50 states" availability page (Predictions, DFS, Pick6)

DraftKings Network page (article dated Jun 17, updated Jul 22, 2026) lists state availability for DraftKings Predictions, DFS and Pick6. The Pick6 page itself was last updated 7/14/26. "All 50 states" is nationwide across sportsbook, predictions and free-to-play, not Pick6.

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OwnersBox ceases gameplay

OwnersBox stopped gameplay on Apr 2, 2026; withdrawal requests were due by Jun 2, 2026. Reported by a third party only; OwnersBox is therefore not listed as an operator here.

PrizePicks relaunches in New York with a peer-to-peer product

After a roughly $15M settlement and a New York State Gaming Commission license, PrizePicks returned to New York with lineup-vs-lineup peer-to-peer games rather than player-vs-house pick'em, per the New York Post. PrizePicks' own table (checked Oct 28, 2026) shows Player Picks as available in New York.

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