Sylvie Andrews and her partner didn’t just lose the new house they’d helped build when the Eaton Fire ripped through Altadena, California, in January 2025. They lost an entire decade’s worth of ...

Arrests for betting on the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Death threats from gamblers to a journalist reporting on an Iranian missile attack on Israel. Fears of ...

Earlier this year, Thomas Christian Owens decided to try his hand at prediction market trading for the first time. He created a Kalshi account in January. Three months and a $500 deposit later, he ...

The defending champion Knicks remain loaded, but losing Mitchell Robinson could expose a weakness that several contenders are equipped to attack. Contrary to what New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby ...

Prediction markets allow people to trade on the outcome of real-world events, from basketball games to elections. And trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket – the two leading prediction markets – has ...

How prediction market “sharps” have made millions wagering on everything from war to Rotten Tomatoes. Credit...Illustration by Danielle Del Plato Supported by By Adam Iscoe The joke among young men ...

Law would make it a crime to operate, host or promote prediction market in Minnesota Commodity Futures Trading Commission argues Minnesota law violates US Constitution Prediction market Kalshi has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning senators who are often privy to sensitive information from making ...

A soldier betting on an operation to oust Venezuela's leader. Politicians gambling on their own elections. Massive bets on the president announcing a ceasefire with Iran right before he actually did.

Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket have roared into the public consciousness, drawing scrutiny from regulators and politicians. They’ve also captured the imagination of social media users, some ...

Guest column: For centuries, humans looked to seers and astrologers to determine fate. Today, we look to algorithms, and the loss of agency is the same. Editors’ note: Welcome to CNET’s new series of ...

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets are looking to complete an insane second-half run and make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference in Friday night’s play-in tournament matchup with the Orlando ...