State officials say the accessibility of online gambling is a particular concern for young people, who can increasingly encounter gambling-related platforms online.

ESMA also asks why Kalshi and Polymarket block some EU countries but not others, and notes VPNs get around the blocks.

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When sports betting was approved by state lawmakers in 2021, betting on Connecticut college and university games was prohibited.

On Kalshi, America’s largest prediction market, traders gave Abdul El-Sayed a 98% chance of victory as polls closed, with a 60% probability of winning by at least 15 percentage points. He won, but only by a single point.

Despite a narrow home victory over a tough Boise State squad that proved to be underrated, the Oregon Ducks dropped from No. 2 to No. 6 in the AP Poll. Sure, the Ducks looked less than sharp in their season opener; however, a drastic drop for a home win over the Broncos seems unwarranted.

Sydney Sweeney’s decision to partner with sports prediction market Novigbegan with something she says she found “uncomfortable."

Prediction markets are surging, but experts warn that borrowing money to bet on events can quickly turn entertainment into debt and financial trouble.