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Polymarket Enters 20-Plus Sports Leagues With Sportsradar Partnership
Polymarket Enters 20-Plus Sports Leagues With Sportsradar Partnership
August 27, 2026  |  Partnerships

Prediction market company Polymarket says it has expanded its relationship with sports data provider Sportradar. The new partnership extends Sportradar’s sports data, streaming and integrity services to Polymarket...

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CFTC Issues Emergency Order to Kalshi to Keep Operating Despite NY Lawsuit
CFTC Issues Emergency Order to Kalshi to Keep Operating Despite NY Lawsuit
August 12, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has invoked its emergency authority to order prediction market Kalshi to continue operating despite a lawsuit by New York seeking...

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New York Sues Kalshi in Fight Over Prediction Market Regulations
New York Sues Kalshi in Fight Over Prediction Market Regulations
July 31, 2026  |  Markets

New York State is upping the ante in the battle over regulation of prediction markets. Attorney General Letitia James on Friday (July 31) filed a...

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How Uncertainty Became the Engagement Engine of the Digital Economy
How Uncertainty Became the Engagement Engine of the Digital Economy
July 23, 2026  |  Commerce

Gambling is no longer simply a single, static industry. Sports betting apps sit beside retail brokerage platforms on smartphone home screens. Prediction markets allow users...

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Polymarket Faces Ban by France’s Gambling Regulator
Polymarket Faces Ban by France’s Gambling Regulator
July 19, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

France’s gambling regulator has called on internet service providers to block Polymarket. The order from the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), issued last week and...

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CFTC Looks to Curb War-Related Prediction Market Bets
CFTC Looks to Curb War-Related Prediction Market Bets
June 10, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Federal regulators have introduced a proposal to crack down on war/terror-related prediction market bets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Wednesday (June 10) proposed new rules that would...

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EDGE Markets Debuts Real-Time Payments for Prediction Markets
EDGE Markets Debuts Real-Time Payments for Prediction Markets
June 08, 2026  |  Real-Time Payments

Gambling/prediction market-focused banking platform EDGE Markets has raised $29.2 million in new funding. CEO Seni Thomas shared the news of the company’s Series A round in an interview with CNBC Monday...

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Polymarket Debuts New ID Verification Measures for Customers
Polymarket Debuts New ID Verification Measures for Customers
May 27, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Polymarket has reportedly begun implementing new identity verification measures and more stringent access controls. That’s according to a report Wednesday (May 27) from The Information,...

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Polymarket Letting Users Make Bets on Private Company Fortunes
Polymarket Letting Users Make Bets on Private Company Fortunes
May 19, 2026  |  Markets

Polymarket has introduced what it calls the first prediction markets connected to private company performance. These new offerings, launched Tuesday (May 19), are designed to let users bid...

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