Prediction markets let people wager on just about anything — from basketball games to elections. And among more jarring bets ...

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Prediction markets like Polymarket let users bet on future events. At least one trader has been remarkably prescient about U.S. military operations in Iran, feeding fears that prediction markets are ...

Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., on Thursday introduced legislation to ban prediction market bets on sports, war, elections and government actions.

New bills aim to crack down on prediction-market bets by the president and members of Congress. By Megan Mineiro Reporting from the Capitol The day before President Trump began attacking Iran, more ...

The men's 2026 NCAA Tournament continues with Sweet 16 action Thursday as No. 2 Houston and No. 3 Illinois battle for a spot in the Elite Eight. USA TODAY Sports' college basketball experts have ...

A trader made nearly $1 million since 2024 from dozens of well-timed Polymarket bets that correctly predicted US and Israeli military actions against Iran, according to an analysis shared with CNN.

Polymarket is moving to quash insider trading as prediction markets face scrutiny over whether some users draw on classified or other closely held information to gain an edge in betting on events. The ...

Anonymous Polymarket accounts under scrutiny for insider knowledge in bets on U.S.-Iran ceasefire, potentially earning big if deal happens. Trump busted doing exactly what he says will destroy the ...

Last month, as American forces gathered in the Middle East in obvious preparation for an attack on Iran, you could’ve made a small fortune gambling on when exactly the bombing would begin. One user on ...

A five-game skid has snuffed out the Phoenix Suns’ hopes of climbing into the Top 6 in the West, and tonight they’ll face a Toronto Raptors team fighting to avoid that same play-in jeopardy. Toronto ...

Hours before US and Israeli forces killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a bet that would result in a $553,000 pay off was placed on the prediction market website Polymarket. The contract, as Polymarket ...