France Orders Internet Providers to Block Access to Polymarket
France’s ANJ has ordered internet providers to block Polymarket nationwide, escalating a 2024 payments ban after French traffic to the site kept climbing.
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Underdog Self-Certifies First Contracts for In-House Prediction Market Exchange
Underdog has self-certified seven sports contract templates with the CFTC for its own UDX exchange, a key step toward launching public trading independent of outside partners.
Washington Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Kalshi, Rejects Federal Preemption Arguments
A King County judge rejected Kalshi’s federal preemption defense and granted Washington a preliminary injunction, finding the platform’s sports contracts likely violate state gambling law.
Sen. Heinrich, New Mexico Tribes Push for Rules to Rein In Prediction Markets
Sen. Martin Heinrich and 16 New Mexico tribes are urging Senate leaders to bar prediction markets from offering sports betting through the pending CLARITY Act.
Polymarket Odds: Pirates vs. Yankees Series Opener Is a Coin Flip Without Aaron Judge
Polymarket has the Yankees-Pirates series opener nearly a coin flip, with Aaron Judge’s injury and Pittsburgh’s MLB-best team ERA driving the tight line.
Ninth Circuit Judges Question Kalshi’s Prediction Market on Tribal Land
A Ninth Circuit panel signaled skepticism toward Kalshi’s argument that its sports contracts can operate on tribal land without triggering federal Indian gaming law.
US Lawmakers Propose Facial Recognition Age Checks for Sportsbooks, Prediction Markets
A bipartisan bill backed by Kalshi would require facial recognition age verification on sportsbooks and prediction markets before users can bet or trade.
How Are Prediction Markets Taxed? The IRS Still Hasn’t Provided Guidance
Prediction market traders face a tax landscape with no IRS guidance yet, leaving gambling income, capital gains, and Section 1256 treatment all in play.
Polymarket Odds: White Sox-Blue Jays and Dodgers-Yankees Prediction Market Data Breakdown
Polymarket traders are pricing Sunday’s White Sox-Blue Jays finale and Dodgers-Yankees doubleheader nightcap with real volume behind the numbers — here’s what the data says.
Report: White House Teleprompter Operator Made More Than $100K Betting on Trump’s Speeches on Kalshi
Gabriel Perez, Trump’s teleprompter operator since 2016, is negotiating a CFTC settlement after allegedly netting six figures betting on his own boss’s speeches on Kalshi.
World Cup Final Odds: Spain vs. Argentina Prediction Market Data Breaks Down Messi’s Path to History
Polymarket and sportsbook data both favor Spain over Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final, but the volume and props tell a more nuanced story about Messi’s chances.
Polymarket Odds Check: Cal Raleigh’s MVP Collapse, Man City’s Post-Pep Title Race, Red Sox HR Long Shot, and Warriors’ 2027 Finals Outlook
From Cal Raleigh’s stunning MVP odds collapse to Manchester City’s post-Pep title race, here’s what prediction markets are saying about four of summer’s biggest storylines.