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China jails Sifang operators over $428M USDT gambling network
Chinese courts have sentenced five Sifang payment platform operators to between three and six years in prison over…
Robinhood CEO says trading is not gambling as Trump Accounts launch
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says trading is not simply gambling as the broker helps run Trump Accounts and…
France orders ISPs to block Polymarket as scrutiny widens
France orders ISPs to block Polymarket, citing illegal gambling, weak user checks and concerns about possible manipulation of…
How a disputed $1 billion claim became a powerful weapon against prediction markets
On the American Gaming Association’s website, a counter has been climbing for months, tallying what the casino-and-sportsbook lobby…
Spain blocks 2 prediction markets in gambling crackdown
Spain has blocked both prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi for operating without gambling licences. Spain’s gambling regulator, the…
Kalshi denies prediction markets are gambling products
Prediction markets closed out Consensus Miami 2026 as the subject of a live debate on whether they are…
The bets that made crypto prediction markets popular could now be banned
Prediction markets spent years trying to present themselves as smarter, better, and more useful than straight-out gambling. Then…
Kalshi faces 14-day shutdown in Nevada over gambling laws
Kalshi is temporarily banned in Nevada after a judge sided with regulators, ruling that its event contracts violate…
Kalshi enters $9B sports insurance market with new brokerage deal
Kalshi is moving deeper into the sports insurance market after announcing a partnership with sports insurance broker Game…
Connecticut cracks down on unlicensed sports betting by Kalshi, Robinhood, Crypto.com
Connecticut has taken action against several major trading platforms after finding that their sports-related markets crossed a legal…
