Polymarket Expands Fees Across Markets, Launches Referral Program
Polymarket has retooled two core levers—referrals and taker fees—to recruit and lock in high-volume traders. The headline: from March 30, 2025 the platform will pay up to 30% of trading…
Correction: Kalshi blocks political candidates and event-connected insiders — enforcement can start before profits leave accounts
Kalshi has moved beyond a post-trade, corporate-insider model: the exchange now proactively blocks and freezes accounts for politically connected, sports-related, or otherwise event-linked insiders, using real-time surveillance and community reports…
Nevada’s March 20 TRO Against Kalshi Signals Intensifying State Pushback on Prediction Markets
Nevada’s First Judicial District Court issued a 14-day temporary restraining order on March 20, 2026, barring Kalshi from offering sports, election, and entertainment contracts to Nevada users. The order, which…
Not just theft: How Ranogajec’s syndicate bought 99% of a Texas Lottery — and why the commission’s role matters
In October 2023 a syndicate led by Australian gambler Zeljko Ranogajec spent more than $25 million to buy roughly 99% of the number combinations in a $95 million Texas Lottery…
Maryland’s HB 295 vs. Sweepstakes Operators: Criminal Ban on Dual‑Currency Casinos, Not Your Social Games
Maryland’s House approved HB 295 to criminalize dual‑currency sweepstakes casinos — operators can face $10,000–$100,000 fines and up to three years in prison — while a companion enforcement bill, HB…
MLB names Polymarket its exclusive prediction‑market partner — federal oversight is now the next legal checkpoint
Major League Baseball has granted Polymarket exclusive rights to run MLB‑branded prediction markets, creating a framework that pairs official data with strict limits on which propositions can be traded. The…
NCAA sues DraftKings in federal court to block use of “March Madness” and related tournament trademarks
The NCAA filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana seeking an emergency restraining order to stop DraftKings from using trademarked phrases such as…
Not just a death threat: how a $14 million Polymarket Iran wager revealed a design flaw in crypto prediction markets
On March 10, 2026 an Israeli military correspondent, Emanuel Fabian, received death threats and doxxing after reporting on a missile strike near Beit Shemesh — a story that directly affected…
Licensed safeguards vs illegal sites: Pennsylvania’s “What’s Really at Stake” campaign targets underage gambling
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) argues the core problem behind rising underage gambling is not licensed casinos failing at age checks, but the easy access young people have to…
40% Tax and a One-Month Lag: Why Macau’s Casino Levies Still Drive the SAR Budget
Macau’s casino tax remains the single largest pillar of the SAR’s public finances: a fixed 40% levy on gross gaming revenue from the six licensed operators produced MOP94.9 billion (US$11.8…