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Gambling

Matthew Bishop

From war in Iran to aliens, US prediction markets mean all bets are on

Betting on real-world events with Polymarket, Kalshi and others is booming. Trump doesn’t favour regulation but is the industry immune to the dark side of gambling?

Sat 7 Mar 2026

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Attempts to slow spread of UK high street gambling overturned by town planners
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Prediction markets arrive in UK, but with a different set of rules

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Prediction markets arrive in UK, but with a different set of rules
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Dozens of betting companies secretly put in special measures

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