Following financial bets linked to the possible demise of Iran’s supreme leader, prediction markets are once again at the centre of an ethical debate.
The State of New York is suing Valve, arguing that the loot box system found in certain games could be considered illegal gambling.
Promoted by celebrities and influencers followed by millions of young internet users, the online casino Stake has established itself in just a few years as one of the most visible players in the global gambling industry. Behind the spectacular winnings displayed on screen, a controversial industry is now raising questions.
In the heart of Manhattan, two prediction market platforms have transformed grocery aisles into an unprecedented marketing battleground. Kalshi had already offered free shopping baskets, but Polymarket decided to go one step further by opening what it describes as New York’s first free supermarket.
In a rapidly changing online gambling sector, Swedish player Betsson AB is positioning itself cautiously but ambitiously around regulated crypto-casinos.
A recent study by Common Sense Media highlights a phenomenon that often escapes the attention of parents and educators: a growing number of boys aged between 11 and 17 are taking part in forms of gambling even before they reach the legal betting age.
At the end of a year of high tension, Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world, ends 2025 on a difficult note. Official figures for the last month of the year show a significant decline in both tourism and gaming.
Under the leadership of New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, ambitious legislative proposals seek to regulate or ban certain gambling-like practices at the heart of platforms such as Roblox.
“They pretend to follow the rules, but meanwhile, they earn billions.” While dozens of countries ban gambling advertisements, Meta simply keeps selling them. In India, Malaysia, and the Philippines, among others, Facebook and Instagram are running at full speed in an illegal advertising circuit.
The gambling platform Polymarket has announced that it will not pay out to users who placed bets on a US invasion of Venezuela, despite the spectacular arrest of President Nicolás Maduro by US troops. This decision has angered users who thought they had won a million-dollar jackpot.
At the beginning of 2026, DraftKings, a major player in online sports betting and gambling, announced a new collaboration with Mindway AI to improve player safety and education.
One moment a classic horse racing event, the other an American final with millions of viewers. The top tier of the world’s biggest bets is remarkably broad, according to new research by Entain.
Drake and streamer Adin Ross are the target of a federal class-action suit filed in Virginia, accusing them of organised racketeering (RICO) via the Stake.us platform.
It is simple, fast, and emoji-driven. Telegram is quietly testing its own dice game with virtual money. But experts are holding their breath: how long will this remain outside regulatory oversight?
By betting on the future of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro via the Polymarket platform, an anonymous trader pocketed several hundred thousand pounds. Behind this spectacular gain lies a sensitive question: have prediction markets become a new El Dorado for the exploitation of confidential information?
In its ‘2026 Crypto Market Outlook’ report, Coinbase identifies prediction markets as the next sector poised to disrupt the US financial industry. Buoyed by Kalshi’s historic legal victory against the CFTC and record volumes on the elections, this segment is set to emerge from the grey area and merge trading and sports betting in a finally regulated framework.
Kalshi has decided to take a major step forward: transforming what was considered a simple betting or speculation tool into a genuine scientific forecasting instrument. In New York on 22 December 2025, it unveiled Kalshi Research, an initiative that could well redefine the way we understand the future.
