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Better Markets urges regulators to let states and tribes regulate gambling
The financial-reform group says influencer-led promotions portray wagers as investments and expose young users to losses.
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Survey finds Kalshi odds can shift voters’ expectations of election winners
Respondents relied on prediction-market signals despite reporting far less trust in them than in traditional polling.
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Binance.US seeks CFTC approval to enter prediction markets
The exchange joins a growing group of crypto platforms pursuing event-contract trading as spot-market activity declines.
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Kalshi odds on Le Pen climb to 53% as French protests turn violent
The prediction market moved as a student-led movement broadened into a nationwide crisis over living costs, public services and security.
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Kalshi overtakes Polymarket as October trading surges
Kalshi logged $4.39 billion in monthly trading volume while Polymarket attracted a record 477,850 active traders.
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Utah sues Kalshi, seeking geolocation block and millions in alleged gambling proceeds
The state says more than $3 billion in wagers came from Utah accounts, while Kalshi’s federal appeal over state gambling enforcement continues.
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Kalshi traders put Tesla-SpaceX merger odds at 67%
The market’s sharp move followed fresh proxy scrutiny and a Barclays case for vertical integration, but neither company has announced a deal.
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Los Angeles bar group used Kalshi trade to cushion Dodgers playoff loss
A $60,000 position paid out when the Dodgers missed the World Series, illustrating prediction markets’ emerging use as a business hedge.
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Fanatics chief predicts $7 billion U.S. betting marketing battle
Michael Rubin says Kalshi and Polymarket have turned a former two-company race into a crowded, well-financed contest.
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Prediction-market users overrate maths skills, AGA study finds
Sports bettors led the survey’s financial-literacy measures, but researchers and a UNLV specialist said education alone cannot prevent gambling harm.
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Ohio’s marquee races draw more than $10 million on Kalshi
The Senate market led the trading, as election contracts faced fresh questions over reliability and Ohio regulation.
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Kalshi’s Texas Senate market passes $30 million in trading
Contract turnover rose as James Talarico retained a narrow prediction-market lead over Ken Paxton and Texas lawmakers examined the industry.