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News

Contracts On The Next Pope Were Being Traded On Kalshi Well After Announcement

While Pope Leo XIV was announced as the next pope at around 1:14 p.m. ET, Kalshi traders kept going until 1:26

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News

Pair Of Bills To Legalize Sports Betting In Oklahoma Die In Senate

One bill would've given tribes an exclusive on betting, the other would've sent it to voters, neither got through

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Features

The Semantic Showdown: How Language Could Reshape Sports Betting

Redefining wagering as financial trading could fundamentally alter its regulation across America

Thousands of people jam the square during the Mass for the repose of Pope John Paul II's soul, April 3, 2005 in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
Opinion

Prophets And Losses: Betting On Religion, From The Pope Back To Creation

Wagering on next Pope is all the rage now, but religious event betting goes back to the dawn of time (maybe)

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Features

Best Ballers Don’t Brawl: The Surprising Civility Of Fantasy’s Hottest Format

Gambling Twitter has not exactly brought out the best in people, but Best Ball Twitter is different

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News

Sporttrade Becomes First Regulated Sportsbook To Attempt To Enter Prediction Market Waters

According to Sportico, Sporttrade, which operates a similar product to Kalshi, is looking to go national

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Opinion

Caesars Playing An $800K Game Of ‘Heads I Win, Tails You Lose’

Thomas McPeek is holding over $800,000 in winning tickets, but Caesars isn't paying, saying he's guilty of breaking terms and conditions

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Sports Betting

‘The Simpsons’ Takes On Sports Betting In Latest Episode

The episode, entitled 'Abe League of Their Moe,' looks at Ohtani scandal and marriage of sports and gambling