Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi over illegal gambling
Spain’s Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has announced that it has blocked prediction market operators Polymarket and Kalshi, arguing that both offered their...
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South Korea launches investigation into Polymarket
The authorities in South Korea have launched an investigation into Polymarket to decide whether the platform’s product is classified as illegal gambling under the country’s...
Polymarket reveals plans to launch in Japan by 2030
Polymarket has revealed plans to secure regulatory approval for its prediction market platform to launch in Japan by 2030.In an effort to expand its prediction market...
Indian authorities block users’ access to Polymarket
The government of India has introduced new restrictive measures against prediction markets by blocking local users’ access to Polymarket’s website.The decision to impose...
Rhode Island AG files lawsuit against Kalshi and Polymarket
The Attorney General of Rhode Island, Peter Neronha, filed a lawsuit on May 21 against Kalshi and Polymarket, accusing the platforms of offering illegal sports betting under...
Ireland targets Polymarket over suspicious election bets
Ireland’s Finance Minister Simon Harris has raised concerns over abnormal betting activity on Polymarket connected to the Dublin Central bye-election held on May 15, 2026,...
Betr to launch prediction market with Ascent Capital purchase
Online betting platform Betr has acquired Ascent Capital Management in an effort to become a CFTC-registered introducing broker (IB) and launch its prediction market product....
CFTC targets Minnesota over prediction markets ban
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota after Governor Tim Walz signed a law to ban prediction markets, despite the...
India warns VPN providers over prediction market access
On May 18, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) sent a letter to VPN providers, warning that players have been using their services to access...
