Hantavirus Betting: Hedging Opportunity or Industry Overstep?
Major prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi have both opened markets on the Hantavirus.
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Major prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi have both opened markets on the Hantavirus.
Saturday, May 9, 2026 opens a straightforward market window for Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers at 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC, and the Kalshi promo code HANDLE offer adds $10 in buying power before tip-off.
Kalshi received a favorable ruling in Arizona after a district court judge reversed a decision to deny the prediction market an injunction against the state’s attorney general.
Get a $10 bonus for predicting Knicks vs. 76ers with the Kalshi promo code HANDLE on May 8.
The prediction market sector got off to a hot start in May. Each Friday at SBC Americas, we highlight some of the biggest headlines and stories you may have missed involving prediction markets.
Kalshi proactively adopts safeguards to curb underage trading and promote responsible trading.
The Pistons took Game 1 111-101 on Tuesday and Detroit controlled the series opener from start to finish.
Judges on Massachusetts’ highest court questioned whether Kalshi’s sports event contract resembles gambling and falls within the state’s gambling statutes.
Kalshi heads into two pivotal court hearings this week as lawmakers revisit gambling bills and major operators report Q1 earnings.
The National Monetary Council in Brazil has intervened to prohibit prediction market platforms from tying derivatives to sports, politics, or entertainment events, starting on 4 May.