George Santos Insider Trading on Kalshi Ends Polymarket Deal
Polymarket terminates George Santos's influencer deal as regulators probe Kalshi bets allegedly placed against his own State of…
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MicroStrategy Sold Bitcoin. Polymarket Says It Doesn’t Count — and $13.8M Rides on It
Two day-old wallets staked $62,000 betting Polymarket reverses its MicroStrategy Bitcoin ruling for a $13.8M payout. Inside the…
Brazil Begins Blocking Betting Access for New Desenrola Program Beneficiaries
Brazil's Desenrola rules now block covered debt-relief beneficiaries from licensed betting platforms through CPF and SIGAP checks.
Prediction Markets Face Surge in Suspicious Trading Cases
Kalshi and Polymarket face rising suspicious-trade scrutiny as CFTC, DOJ and lawmakers test prediction-market insider trading rules.
DraftKings Launches DKeX Prediction Market, Sidestepping State Betting Laws
DraftKings self-certified six sports event contracts to launch DKeX, its own federal prediction-market exchange that sidesteps state betting…
The Big Short 2.0: How Hedge Funds Made $2.3 Billion Shorting Gambling Stocks
Hedge funds booked $2.3 billion in 2026 short-selling Flutter, DraftKings and Entain as prediction markets and taxes crushed…
Trump Backs CFTC as the Feds-vs-States Prediction-Market Battle Escalates
Trump backed the CFTC's authority over prediction markets as Minnesota criminalized them and Rhode Island became the agency's…
Google Engineer Charged Over $1.2M Polymarket ‘Year in Search’ Insider Trading Scheme
A Google engineer allegedly used confidential Year in Search data to win $1.2 million on Polymarket. Inside the…
Unregulated Online Gambling Hit $5.9 Trillion in 2025, Leaving Regulators With Just 22% of the Market
A new GCI report puts unregulated online gambling at $5.9 trillion in 2025, larger than every economy except…
Indonesia’s Online Gambling Crackdown Is Working — Except for 200,000 Children
Indonesia warned 200,000 children, including 80,000 under age 10, were exposed to online gambling as adult player numbers…
Polymarket Bypasses Italy Ban With $22M Lazio Deal and Serie A USA Partnership
Six months after Italy banned Polymarket, the platform is sponsoring Lazio for $22M and named Serie A's exclusive…
Pennsylvania Proposes $1M Fee for Prediction Market Licenses
Pennsylvania HB 2497 would impose a $1M license fee and 20% tax on prediction markets, but federal preemption…