[The U.S. Federal Trade Commission Launches Preliminary Review of Online Sports Betting Industry] Deep Tide TechFlow reports, on October 13, according to The Block, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is conducting a preliminary review of the online sports betting industry, focusing on alleged false or misleading advertising practices by betting companies such as FanDuel and DraftKings. Prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are reportedly not within the scope of the review.