Nation Sep 24 'We want more guardrails,' Kalshi CEO says as calls grow for prediction market regulation By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
Nation Sep 24 New York sues prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling operation that puts residents at risk Prediction market platforms have argued states do not have the authority to govern them because they are already regulated at the federal level by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. By Associated Press
Politics Sep 08 2026's elections could test how skyrocketing trading on prediction markets affects races and results Officials' fears revolve around the fear that pervasive financial incentives will further damage confidence in elections and democracy if Americans think they're influencing the outcome. By Marc Levy, Associated Press
Politics Aug 31 Kalshi permanently bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading The company announced the ban after saying its compliance department had established reasonable cause to believe Santos engaged in insider trading over his attendance at the State of the Union, when he turned a $17,839 profit on his trading activity. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Politics Jul 16 Trump's teleprompter operator on unpaid leave over alleged Kalshi bets on Trump speeches President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, the White House said Thursday. By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Jul 16 WATCH: Trump believes his Kalshi-betting teleprompter operator is a 'disgrace,' Leavitt says By Hannah Grabenstein Leavitt added that no other staffers are under investigation and that the White House counsel had no awareness of the alleged bets. Continue reading
Apr 30 Senate bans members and staff from betting in prediction markets By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Prediction markets, including the betting platform Polymarket and its chief rival Kalshi, have come under scrutiny as the business has expanded. Continue reading
Apr 28 U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to using Maduro raid intel to win $400,000 on Polymarket By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 5:53 Soldier's arrest over Polymarket bet on Maduro raid fuels insider trading concerns By Amna Nawaz, Liz Landers, Doug Adams A Special Forces soldier who helped plan the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was indicted for allegedly using classified information about the raid to make prediction market bets. It is raising new concerns about insider trading and the need… Continue watching
Apr 23 U.S. soldier charged with using classified intel to win more than $400K in bet on Maduro raid By Hallie Golden, Associated Press Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of the operation to capture Maduro in January and used his access to classified information to make money on the prediction market site Polymarket, the federal prosecutor’s office in New York said. Continue reading