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Low-odds trades on Polymarket’s international exchange draw scrutiny
World Cup and Ethiopian-election contracts recorded heavier activity in long-shot outcomes than in leading ones
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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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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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Polymarket adds self-exclusion and deposit limits as regulatory pressure grows
The prediction-market operator is pairing sportsbook-style safeguards with Birches Health support and new platform-wide moderation standards.
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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.
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Wyoming governor primary draws nearly $420,000 in Polymarket trading
The figure reflects contracts on one Republican primary, not campaign money, as trackers follow state election and sports markets.
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Polymarket hires Goldman Sachs veteran Lisa Mantil for institutional push
The former Goldman partner will seek products, infrastructure and liquidity for investment managers, trading firms, banks and corporates.
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Polymarket US adds 15-minute Bitcoin up-or-down contracts
The contracts settle against an averaged Bitcoin index price, while New York separately challenges the platform’s legal status.
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Polymarket US gains ground as weekly prediction trading reaches $19.46 billion
Combination contracts supplied 96% of Polymarket US’s weekly growth, while Kalshi set new daily and weekly volume records.
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Polymarket gives Democrats 92% chance of taking House
The House price was far more decisive than the Senate market, while separate contracts made an 8% to 10% Democratic popular-vote margin the most likely among the cited brackets.
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Issuer-specific prediction markets test SEC-CFTC boundary
Contracts on earnings, production and stock performance raise the question of when an event market becomes a security-based swap.
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New Mexico lawmakers warned prediction markets could divert tribal gaming revenue
Committee witnesses raised concerns over casino revenue, online access for younger users and a still-conceptual tax on prediction-market earnings.