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NYC Council probes Kalshi, Polymarket over prediction market ads

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New York City is investigating four prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, for their advertising practices and potential social harms. The City Council is examining whether current laws adequately protect residents from deceptive marketing and is considering policies for products that could encourage compulsive wagering. This probe adds a new layer to the ongoing legal battles over the regulation of prediction markets, which have grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action by a major city council against a growing industry. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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NYC Council probes Kalshi, Polymarket over prediction market ads

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg, Nicola M. White ·

    New York City probes Kalshi and Polymarket over social harms

    The city council gave Kalshi and Polymarket 14 days to disclose New York user data, ages and how much residents have won or lost since last year.

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