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In this photo illustration, An app for Kalshi, an online prediction market site, is shown on Feb. 25, 2026, in Chicago. Online prediction market platforms allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events.

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April 30, 2026

Prediction markets say they’re different from sportsbooks. Gambling addicts say it’s all the same

By JAY COHEN and CORA LEWIS - Associated Press

The soccer coach had blocked himself from sportsbooks by the time he found prediction markets. The t...

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