Is Kalshi considered gambling

Are Prediction Markets Just Gambling? Kalshi’s 9th Circuit Loss vs. Polymarket’s $21 Billion Boom

Post author By Leo Falsafi
Post date 2026/09/02

Are Prediction Markets Just Gambling? Kalshi’s 9th Circuit Loss vs. Polymarket’s $21 Billion Boom

Polymarket hits a $21B valuation backed by 1789 Capital, while Kalshi suffers a 9th Circuit gambling defeat and issues a lifetime ban to George Santos.

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