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,...
Prediction markets
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...
Polymarket introduces iOS app for US users
After more than 6 months in a waitlist period, Polymarket launched an official iOS app for U.S. users on May 12, 2026.Polymarket first launched in the United States in...
Wisconsin Gov. bans insider trading on prediction markets
On May 14, 2026, the Governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers, signed an Executive Order banning state employees from using insider knowledge on prediction market trades.
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Polymarket becomes Serie A’s official US prediction partner
Prediction market platform Polymarket has secured a multi-year deal with Serie A and will become the league’s official partner for the U.S. market.Polymarket’s platform...
Judge blocks Arizona from applying gambling laws to Kalshi
Judge Michael Liburdi has blocked Arizona from imposing gambling laws on prediction market platforms, stressing that event contracts are classified as federally regulated...
Kalshi and Madison Square Garden launch multi-year deal
Prediction market platform Kalshi and Madison Square Garden have announced a multi-year collaboration, according to which the operator will become MSG’s official prediction...