Key Points Polymarket plans to open “The Situation Room” bar in Washington, D.C. this week, with Friday marking the official launch date. Live feeds from X, flight tracking systems, financial data terminals and Polymarket markets will fill screens throughout the venue. This concept takes sportsbook bar ideas but shifts focus to global events, though long-term […]
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Argentina Applies Nationwide Ban on Polymarket
March 19, 2026Key Points Argentina blocked Polymarket over illegal gambling and missing safeguards. Authorities restricted access and removed apps after inflation data concerns appeared. The move shows rising global focus on prediction market platforms. Argentina has placed a nationwide ban on the prediction market platform Polymarket after a court decision forced regulators to stop its operations over […]
Kalshi filed a lawsuit on 12 March against Kris Mayes and several state officials in the US District Court for the District of Arizona. The case targets state efforts to block the company from offering prediction market contracts to residents. Court filings list the defendants as Mayes and the head of the Arizona Department of […]
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