Bill To Ban Prediction Markets from Enabling Officials to Bet On and Profit Off of War

Iran conflict
Recent suspicious activity on prediction markets has raised serious questions about whether certain government insiders are using government secrets to make significant personal profit by placing anonymous bets on online gambling platforms.
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Everything You Need to Know About the MelBet Platform in India

Melbet and phones
MelBet in India is easiest to understand as a mobile-first betting platform built around cricket, live markets, and fast access.
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Grok Assessment of Doug Polk Potential Criminal Exposure With Austin Area Poker Club: 'Case Looks Circumstantial So Far'

Grok
The mere mortals here at Gambling911.com and those in the poker community who read it believe the situation is bad, real bad, for co-owner Doug Polk. So what does AI think?
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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig Says Arizona AG Actions Against Kalshi 'Jurisdictional' Not 'Criminal'

Kalshi
Arizona became the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi on Tuesday, accusing the prediction market company of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders, a significant escalation in the fight to regulate the popular platform.
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Casino Game Streaming Surges as Personalities Like Lady Luck HQ Expand Their Reach

Streamer
Casino game streaming has moved well beyond Twitch and YouTube. What began as creator screen-sharing slot sessions on large video platforms now exists inside casino-operated systems as well.
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Playnance Launches GCoin MEXC Listing with 200,000 Holders and 2M Daily Transactions

SGCoin
Today, Playnance has officially launched GCOIN trading, marking a significant milestone in the expansion of its Web3 entertainment ecosystem. The token is now live on MEXC
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Vegas Gambler R.J. Cipriani Adds Paramount and Ellisons to Suit Over Unpaid PR

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A Las Vegas gambling has added Paramount Skydance and Larry and David Ellison to his lawsuit against executive Jeff Shell, who is the president of Paramount.
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Is it Legal to Use Kalshi From the State of Arizona to Bet the Wildcats in This Year's March Madness Tournament?

Arizona Wildcats player
The prediction market Kalshi currently accepts those from the state of Arizona. But that state's AG just filed 20 criminal misdemeanor charges against the company.
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Arizona AG Files 20 Misdemeanor Charges Against Prediction Market Kalshi

Arizona Kalshi
"Kalshi may brand itself as a 'prediction market,' but what it's actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law," said AG Kris Mayes. "No company gets to decide for itself which laws to follow."
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Doug Polk Insists He Was Not Involved in Any Money Laundering at Austin Area Poker Club: Begs for Community to Help Out Staff

Doug Polk playing poker
Community tells Polk to pay them all yourself. "Why don’t you make the unpaid players whole with your own funds and take on the liability if you did nothing wrong?", one person asks.
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Lucky Essex County New Jersey Man Wins $100,000 Jackpot in Advance of St. Patrick’s Day at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

Hard Rock AC
With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, a little early Irish luck helped a guest from Essex County in northern New Jersey hit a $100,000 slot machine jackpot at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.
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Chelsea footballer Eden Hazard Stake.com Promo May Be in Violation of Belgium Regulations

Eden Hazard promoting Stake.com via shirt
The one time Chelsea attacking midfielder posts promos about the popular online gambling firm via his social media accounts, which reach an audience of approximately 27 million follower.
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Lodge Card Club in Round Rock Austin Texas Finally Issues Official Statement Regarding Raid: No Idea How Long This Process Will Last

The Lodge Poker Room
The Lodge Card Club, an Austin, Texas area poker club located in Round Rock, has finally issued a statement regarding last week's shocking raid.
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Gruesome War Bets Calls for Prediction Market Crackdown

Iran war
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being out by a certain day a prediction markets proved to be a popular bet ahead of the current conflict raging across the Mideast. 
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Where Can I Bet on This Year's March Madness Tournament From Utah?

NCAA
It goes without saying, Utah is the least friendly state in the U.S. when it comes to gambling. There is ZERO regulated gambling, not even a state lottery.
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PPH for Baseball - Is it Time to Upgrade?

Baseball in a glove
It's that time of year again. Major League Baseball is about to get underway.
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Guest Hits $145,800 Buffalo Link Jackpot at Seminole Classic Casino in Hollywood, Florida

Cha-ching
The lucky Unity member wagered $200 on a $0.50 denomination to land the winning combination. The progressive has since reset to $50,000. A progressive slot machine starts with a base jackpot amount that increases as guests continue to play.
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Kalshi Sues Arizona State Regulators

Arizona license plate
"Bold move considering CA9 intra-circuit precedent favoring states, but preferable to an all-but-certain state court TRO," writes gambling attorney Daniel Wallach. 
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Sweepstakes Casinos Now Banned in Indiana: Chumba, Spree, McLuck Bid Farewell

Indiana welcome sign
Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed the bill Thursday (March 12, 2026) outlawing the sweepstakes model of social gaming in the state.
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BETBY Bolsters eSports Portfolio

BETBY
Tier 1 sportsbook supplier BETBY has expanded its proprietary esports feed, Betby.Games, with the launch of three industry-first e-sim titles: eHockey, eMMA, and eTeqball.
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An Interview with Maxime from Slots.info on Why Pragmatic Play is One of the Most Exciting Slots Developers in 2026

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We all know that playing online slots can be rewarding, fun, and relaxing. This is why they are the most popular type of online casino game. While only seven US states have legalized online casino gambling for real money, other countries and jurisdictions have been more pragmatic.
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14 Percent of Traders Believe Gas Prices Over $5.00 By Months End at Polymarket

Gas prices at Shell
$27,000 plus in betting volume at this amount with most traders believing price will still below this number.
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Doug Polk Co-Owned Poker Room in Round Rock Texas Under Investigation for Alleged Money Laundering

Money laundering
Lodge Card Club was raided early Tuesday.
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CFTC's Publishes Prediction Market Guidance

CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight on Thursday March 12 issued a prediction markets advisory regarding the listing for trading of event contracts.
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Prediction Markets Have Cost States $600 Million in Lost Tax Revenue Over Last 12 Months

Prediction Markets
A Supreme Court decision on prediction markets likely won't happen until late 2027, if at all.
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Kaizen Gaming Acquires GameplAI to Accelerate AI‑Driven Sports Trading Innovation

AI gaming
Kaizen Gaming, one of the world’s leading GameTech companies, announces today the acquisition of GameplAI (“GP”), the AI-driven sports trading and analytics provider.
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Houston Rockets Owner Poised to Buy Caesars for $7 Billion

Tilman Fertitta
Caesars shares shot up nearly 5% on the news.
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Nitrobetting.eu Revamps Amid Slow Pay, No Pay Complaints

Nitrobetting.eu
The crypto gambling sector is thriving and, theoretically at least, the more established sites should be performing especially well these days. This doesn't seem to be the case with Nitrobetting however.
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FanDuel Casino Launches Most Generous Month of Rewards in Company History

FanDuel
FanDuel Casino Rewards Club celebrates its first anniversary on April 1st. To mark the occasion, FanDuel launched an ambitious initiative: 100 million bonus spins distributed to players.
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Lawsuit Filed Against Washington State-Based Game Developer Valve Over Unlawful Gambling Through its Loot Box System

Counterstrike 2
The contents within these boxes have real-world monetary value, and they “employ the same psychological mechanisms” that casinos use, according to the suit filed by Washington law firm Hagens Berman.
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