Derek Helling
Derek Helling is a journalist who has covered the regulated sports industry for many publications since 2018. His coverage emphasizes the intersections of gambling with the business of entertainment, the evolution of the legal landscape, technology’s shaping of gaming, and the impact of gambling on society. When he isn’t working on his next story, he enjoys traveling with his wife and spoiling their pair of Munchkin cats.
Recent Articles
Regulation & Policy
Kalshi's new market integrity measures are a positive step that points in the right direction, says fraud expert Dr. Tasha Mac, who has trained over 4,100 auditors and investigators and worked for the CIA and Department of Defense, but she notes that public confidence depends on transparency about who provides oversight and how decisions get made, not just on controls being written down.
June 29, 2026
Industry
DraftKings has taken its proprietary exchange product live, touting advantages of greater control over customer experience and product performance.
June 26, 2026
Legal News & Updates
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced his actions, which seek to block sports-related prediction market trading in the state, on Wednesday
June 18, 2026
Uncategorized
Semafor reports that a coalition including commercial and tribal gaming interests has sent a letter to Congress urging members to include sports trading restrictions
June 17, 2026
Legal News & Updates
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has asked a state court to hold Kalshi in contempt of a May order that demanded that Kalshi stop allowing prediction market trades in the state
June 15, 2026
