G2E 2026: the gaming industry unites against prediction markets, with Jill Dorson

Prediction markets dominated G2E in Las Vegas, with no prediction market on any panel and much of the industry united against them. Third Planet Media journalist Jill Dorson reports from the show, two days in, to Low Rollers host Eric Raskin, and explains how she landed an interview with Kevin Costner.

In this episode

• Dorson says the dominant hallway conversation is prediction markets and "prediction market hate", with the word illegal used a lot (7:07, 9:20).

• She says Kalshi, Polymarket, DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics are not there, and there are no prediction market representatives on any panel (7:36, 7:51).

• On an unrelated panel, a New Jersey regulator pumped his fist and thanked the Third, Sixth and Ninth Circuits for "a great weekend" (9:45).

• She describes a "unity panel" with four tribal representatives, and hears a lot of confidence that the Supreme Court will take the case and rule in favor of states and/or tribes (10:43, 13:15).

• Costner told her he wrote the letter inviting casino, prediction market and tribal leaders to a summit; she says he has no financial stake and called it closed to media (21:05, 23:39, 24:39, 25:21).

• In his opening, Raskin can't imagine a Brazil-style ban in the US, but says a state could try to reverse legalization, which he expects would spike black or gray market play (4:35, 4:54).

Episode from Low Rollers by Casino Reports, published on YouTube.