Writer: Associated Press
Kalshi and Polymarket rush to ban insider trading as senators move to curb prediction markets
NEW YORK (AP) — Kalshi and Polymarket, the two biggest prediction market platforms, rushed to announce new industry guardrails on Monday... more
Rahm Emanuel proposes banning all federal employees from betting on prediction markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rahm Emanuel, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, is proposing a far-reaching ban on betting in... more
NCAA asks court to stop DraftKings from using trademarked terms such as ‘March Madness’
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA filed a complaint in federal court Friday seeking an emergency restraining order to stop online sportsbook... more
MLB partners with Polymarket, makes integrity pact with federal commission on prediction markets
Major League Baseball is entering an official partnership with Polymarket and has an agreement with the federal commission overseeing... more
There are sharks in Las Vegas feasting on hundreds of pounds of fish every week
LAS VEGAS (AP) — When Becky O’Brien dangles herring over a tank of over a dozen swimming sharks, it only takes seconds for a zebra shark to... more
Utah’s anti-gambling tradition meets Kalshi and Polymarket in a new legal fight
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For more than a century, Utah has kept gambling almost entirely out of the state. There are no casinos, no lotteries... more
MrBeast’s company fired a video editor after Kalshi accused the employee of insider trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Beast Industries fired a MrBeast video editor this week following accusations of insider trading by the prediction market... more
New York sues Counter-Strike game developer saying ‘loot boxes’ promote gambling
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general has sued video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and... more
British government mulls sponsorship ban on unlicensed gambling companies
LONDON (AP) — Gambling companies who do not have a license in the United Kingdom might be banned from sponsoring teams in soccer’s Premier... more
Quirky curling has turned into a betting magnet at the Winter Olympics
MILAN (AP) — Hockey is the top Winter Games sport among gamblers, but curling with its sliding stones, spirited sweeping and cheating... more
