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Ohio prepares lawsuits against prediction markets that ignore sports-contract orders
Governor Mike DeWine says cease-and-desist notices will be followed by court action as one operator complies and two litigate.
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Founders Fund demanded repayment and controls before Polymarket investment
The venture firm’s 2025 diligence uncovered personal spending by Shayne Coplan, as investors now press the prediction-market company to deepen its leadership bench.
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Polymarket’s Cornell sex-crime market draws backlash over trading on rape allegations
The international platform’s market on possible felony charges drew about $452,000 in volume while advocates condemned its treatment of alleged sexual violence.
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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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Brazil’s right embraces Polymarket runoff odds
A 77% market probability for Flavio Bolsonaro has been embraced by right-wing figures amid distrust of polls, even as experts stress that wagers are not a measure of voter intent.
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Furnace emerges with $3.5 million to standardise prediction-market data
The New York company is building a reference layer to match economically similar contracts across prediction-market venues.
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Bitcoin’s $100,000 year-end odds fall to about 30% on prediction markets
Kalshi’s implied probability dropped 10 percentage points in eight days, while Polymarket traders gave lower price targets much stronger backing.
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Polymarket turns to Kathryn Bigelow for its first U.S. political ad campaign
Three fictional films about voter anxieties arrive three weeks before Election Day, as the prediction-market company expands its U.S. profile.
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Polymarket puts Niculescu at 84% before Romania cabinet deadline
The 24-point surge came as the prime-minister designate sought a short-term pact to break a five-month political impasse.
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Midterm election betting tops 2024 total as contracts proliferate
More than $220 million has been traded so far, but Texas and a small share of Polymarket wallets account for much of the activity.
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TRUEiGTECH targets millions of contracts with prediction-market upgrade
The company says sub-millisecond matching, automated multi-oracle settlement and FIX access are designed for sharp bursts in event trading.