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LDS leader condemns gambling and prediction markets as ‘morally wrong’
D. Todd Christofferson told General Conference that always-available mobile betting fosters greed, debt and compulsive behaviour, particularly among young people.
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Opinion column invokes George Santos ban in warning on prediction markets
The Florida State University commentary argues that personal knowledge, aggressive marketing and concentrated gains expose risks beneath the industry’s financial-exchange claims.
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DeWine says Ohio will enforce gambling laws against Kalshi sports contracts
Governor’s pledge follows a Sixth Circuit ruling that let the state proceed while Kalshi’s federal-law challenge continues
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Illinois judge blocks key sports-wagering rules for Kalshi title-game contracts
The preliminary order finds certain championship-outcome contracts likely qualify as federally regulated swaps, but leaves Illinois’s new transaction fees for later review.
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Kalshi builds a 41-state lobbying network amid prediction-market battles
The exchange has concentrated spending in California and New York while giving more than $500,000 to attorneys general and governors’ political groups.
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Victor Wembanyama rejects prediction-market endorsements
The Spurs star says money no longer drives his sponsorship decisions and he wants to promote positive messages.
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Kalshi sees no near-term EU setup despite ESMA talks
Chief risk officer Udesh Jha says Europe’s fragmented rules make regulatory clarity a gradual process, not a one-step launch
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CFTC sends duelling prediction-market definitions to White House review
One proposal would class event contracts as swaps, while an interim rule would exclude casino-style products.
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Kalshi traders flip to October Fed hold after softer core PCE reading
The implied odds of a quarter-point October rate rise fell from 65% on Sept. 25 to 33%, while a hold became the leading outcome.
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CFTC investigates Kinzinger’s Kalshi bets on his Biden pardon
The former congressman says he had no inside information and made $823 on trades tied to whether Biden would grant clemency.
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Bell Buckle debuts Prediction Vegas on Las Vegas Boulevard
The 10,000-square-foot venue displays prediction-market odds as Nevada’s legal fight with Kalshi continues.
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Horsford presses Congress at G2E to curb prediction-market gambling
The Nevada congressman’s bill would bar federally regulated platforms from packaging sports betting and casino-style games as financial products.