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Connecticut Says Prediction Market Platforms Are Leaving After Cease-and-Desist Orders
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Pennsylvania Player Loses $25K on Kalshi Despite Gambling Self-Exclusion
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Illinois Judge Rules Kalshi Sports Contracts Likely Qualify as Swaps
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Ohio Orders 10 Prediction Market Operators and Brokers to Stop Offering Sports Contracts
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