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NFL presses Kalshi and Polymarket to drop objectionable bets
The league said wagers on injuries, officiating, broadcast mentions and celebrity attendance could threaten game integrity as the 2026 season nears.
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Kalshi says Washington is enforcing gambling laws selectively as rivals stay active
The company asked the state gambling commission to revisit its record, and the attorney general’s office said it need not pursue every similar operator at once.
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1789 Capital leads Polymarket to $21 billion valuation
The prediction-market platform’s latest fundraise follows an April deal at $15 billion and comes as it faces fiercer competition from Kalshi.
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B.C. says prediction-market sports bets are illegal gambling
The province sharpened its line after federal regulators said sports and entertainment contracts did not belong under securities rules.
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Polymarket widens Sportradar deal to 20-plus leagues
The partnership now covers about 300,000 matches a year and adds Bundesliga, Euroleague Basketball, the CBA, the NBL and Grand Slam tennis events.
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Kalshi filing shows $1.12 billion raised since April
The exchange says it has sold most of a nearly $1.5 billion private offering, even as reports point to fresh talks at a $40 billion valuation.
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Meta pushes Arena as prediction-market app
The project would start with points-based play, but the company has not ruled out real-money betting later.
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Van Dyke fights CFTC bid to weigh in on Polymarket case
The regulator wants to tell a Manhattan judge why prediction-market contracts may count as swaps, but the accused soldier says it is no neutral bystander.
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CFTC moves to codify prediction-market rules as debate over manipulation intensifies
At its first innovation meeting, the agency sketched a three-part rulemaking agenda while industry figures argued over self-certification, consumer safeguards and whether some contracts are too easy to game.
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San Diego County bars officials from prediction-market insider trading
Supervisors also moved to lengthen the county’s lobbying ban and update disclosure rules for Kalshi and Polymarket.
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Delaware County adds prediction-market conflict oath for election workers
After a poll worker asked about making a small turnout bet, officials rewrote the oath to bar any direct or indirect interest in wagers or prediction markets.
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Brazil orders blocks on Polymarket, Kalshi and 25 prediction platforms
The finance ministry said only contracts tied to economic benchmarks such as inflation and exchange rates may remain under financial-market rules, while sports and politics are out.