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		hackyhacky 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi... Until recently, gambling was illegal in most of the United States.
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jimnotgym 12 days ago [–]

And it is regulated in many (most?) other countries and requires a licence to be a bookmaker. Hence the ban

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