Smartphone addiction that begins in infancy is spiking youth gambling rates in Russia, a leading psychologist has warned.
According to Lilia Shuvalova, a lecturer in the Sports Management Department at Synergy University’s Faculty of Sports, smartphone addiction is contributing to the increase in youth gambling rates in Russia. Shuvalova's comments were reported by the Russian newspaper Ru News 24. This comes at a time when anti-gambling advocates are urging the Kremlin to address the issue.
Global prediction market platform ADI Predictstreet and sportsbook technology provider FIRST.bet have partnered to expand regulated prediction markets across Latin America.
The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes (ITC) has adopted a resolution calling on Congress and federal regulators to protect tribal sovereignty from prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
The New York Lottery unveiled yet another scratch-off winner, this time from Cheektowaga.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is investigating after Kalshi personnel admitted that President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator won around $100,000 trading on Kalshi on what Trump’s speeches would include.
