Polymarket Adds Deposit Limits, Self-Exclusion and Birches Health Support
The U.S. prediction-market platform has introduced sportsbook-style safeguards as it faces state regulatory pressure.
The U.S. prediction-market platform has introduced sportsbook-style safeguards as it faces state regulatory pressure.
The state seeks to shut Polymarket US, recover alleged illegal gains and impose penalties over sports and event contracts.
DiNapoli’s report pairs $1.3 billion in fiscal 2026 tax collections with rising HOPEline calls and new warnings over prediction markets.
The complaint says event contracts are wagers in disguise and invokes a centuries-old recovery law to seek losses and damages.
Anthony D’Angelo said prediction markets lack the responsible-gambling controls used by licensed operators at a Chicago summit panel
The bookmakers’ association says Polymarket-style contracts amount to exchange betting and should not escape the country’s gambling rules.
Council of Europe summary says first-time prediction-market monitoring also picked up a Balogun market
The group wants tighter ad rules, citing risks for adolescents and young adults as betting-style platforms spread on phones.
The state is expanding helplines, billboards and recovery tools while regulators say some prediction markets may amount to illegal gambling.