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Readers Dessert July 16, 2026

France’s World Cup Exit Erases Sportsbook Liability as Prediction Volume Surges

Readers Dessert July 16, 2026

France’s 2-0 semifinal defeat to Spain eliminated one of the most heavily backed teams on U.S. sportsbooks, wiping out major outright and player-prop liabilities. The result also closed France’s positions across multibillion-dollar…

Readers Dessert July 16, 2026

CFTC Blocks Kalshi From Cancelling Michigan Sports Trades Ordered Voided

Readers Dessert July 16, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has stopped Kalshi from liquidating sports event contracts that a Michigan court ordered cancelled and refunded. The intervention leaves Michigan’s restriction on new sports trades intact while…

Readers Dessert July 6, 2026

Coinbase AI Declares Norway World Cup Winner Before Kickoff as Armstrong Orders Review

Readers Dessert July 6, 2026

Coinbase came under fire after an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated alert told users Norway had beaten Brazil 3-2 in a World Cup knockout match that had not yet been played. A Major Goof…

Readers Dessert June 30, 2026

Arkham Intelligence Ranks Polymarket Traders by Skill — Top Forecaster Hits 66.1% Win Rate

Readers Dessert June 30, 2026

Arkham Intelligence rolled out a new skill-based rating system for Polymarket traders on Monday, shifting how the platform measures performance from profit totals to forecasting accuracy. What Elo Measures The new feature,…

Readers Dessert June 25, 2026

CFTC Sues Kentucky to Shield Kalshi and Polymarket – the First Republican-Led State It’s Targeted

Readers Dessert June 25, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Kentucky in federal court on June 23 to block the state’s crackdown on Kalshi and Polymarket – its ninth such suit since April, and the…

Readers Dessert June 20, 2026

‘Stop Lawmakers From Predicting’: GOP Bill Targets Congress Betting on Kalshi and Polymarket

Readers Dessert June 20, 2026

Republican Rep. Bryan Steil has introduced the Stop Lawmakers from Predicting Act, a bill that would bar House members, their spouses and their children from wagering on political and policy outcomes via…

Readers Dessert June 14, 2026

Kalshi Traders Price Fable 5 Return at 68% Before July 1 After Historic AI Ban

Readers Dessert June 14, 2026

It’s been reported that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy alerted senior Trump administration officials to security findings from his company’s internal research team, setting off a chain of events that ended with the…

Readers Dessert June 12, 2026

World Cup 2026 Could Draw $50 Billion in Bets, a First for Prediction Markets

Readers Dessert June 12, 2026

Macquarie expects the 2026 World Cup to draw more than $50 billion in global wagers, the biggest betting event ever – a major milestone made even more important by this being the…

Readers Dessert May 19, 2026

Nine Polymarket Accounts Flagged After 98% Win Rate on Iran Strikes

Readers Dessert May 19, 2026

Nine linked Polymarket accounts earned over $2.4 million with an unprecedented 98% win rate by betting on the exact timing of U.S. military operations in Iran. The Rise of Geopolitical Betting Nine…

Readers Dessert May 12, 2026

Wisconsin Federal Judge Hands Tribes First IGRA Win Against Kalshi Sports Bets

Readers Dessert May 12, 2026

A federal judge in Wisconsin has found that the Ho-Chunk Nation is likely to succeed in blocking Kalshi from offering sports event contracts on tribal land under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act…

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France’s World Cup Exit Erases Sportsbook Liability as Prediction Volume Surges

CFTC Blocks Kalshi From Cancelling Michigan Sports Trades Ordered Voided

Coinbase AI Declares Norway World Cup Winner Before Kickoff as Armstrong Orders Review

Arkham Intelligence Ranks Polymarket Traders by Skill — Top Forecaster Hits 66.1% Win Rate

CFTC Sues Kentucky to Shield Kalshi and Polymarket – the First Republican-Led State It’s Targeted

‘Stop Lawmakers From Predicting’: GOP Bill Targets Congress Betting on Kalshi and Polymarket

Kalshi Traders Price Fable 5 Return at 68% Before July 1 After Historic AI Ban

World Cup 2026 Could Draw $50 Billion in Bets, a First for Prediction Markets

Nine Polymarket Accounts Flagged After 98% Win Rate on Iran Strikes

Wisconsin Federal Judge Hands Tribes First IGRA Win Against Kalshi Sports Bets

A16z-Linked Whale Dumps $28 Million in HYPE as Token Slides 10% in a Day

DeFi’s Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users

France’s World Cup Exit Erases Sportsbook Liability as Prediction Volume Surges