Ballon d’Or organizer files complaint over Polymarket bets
French business outlet Upside found 12 Polymarket accounts, all created between October 1 and 20, that staked around $264,000 on markets linked to the 2026 award. Every...
Prediction markets
Kenya plans to introduce prediction market licenses
Multiple companies have already shown interest in applying. The Gambling Control Act 2025 lets the GRA create new license types through secondary regulations, so no new...
Kalshi sets $2,500 deposit limit for 18 to 20-year-olds
The company is also adding an alert for new traders with a balance above $1,000 who put more than 25% of it into a single trade, suggesting they spread their positions. Both...
Kalshi raises $1B at $40B valuation
Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management co-led the round, with Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer Investment Group also reported to have taken part. The new capital...
CFTC sues Utah over prediction market enforcement
Announced on October 27, 2026, the case argues that federal law gives the CFTC sole authority over commodity derivatives, including event contracts, and that Utah’s state...
NBA partners with Kalshi, Polymarket and the CFTC
Under the agreements, the two exchanges will limit which NBA markets they list, bar league and team staff from trading NBA event contracts, and share information on...
Google bans prediction market ads in Connecticut
In a notice posted on October 7, 2026, Google said it would change the policy to ban the advertisement of prediction markets contracts in the state, with the restriction...
39 US states ask Supreme Court to rule on prediction markets
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson led the coalition, which filed its amicus brief on October 7, 2026, in New Jersey’s case against Kalshi. The main question is whether sports...
Coinbase to stop sports contracts in Michigan on October 10
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced that Coinbase Financial Markets must stop offering new sports-related contracts and close all open customer positions by...