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  1. An example of the tip of an iceberg. We know this type stuff is going on in prediction markets.

    An army reservist and a civilian have been arrested on suspicion of placing bets on Polymarket leveraging classified information related to Israeli operations in Iran in June 2025. nbcnews.com/world/israel/israe #PredictionMarkets #PolyMarket #Preditions #InsiderTrading #ClassifiedInformation #Gambling #Betting #Wagers #Security

  2. Prediction markets coming up fast on he outside!

    Traders on Kalshi and Polymarket, have executed more than $800M of contracts tied to the Super Bowl - so far.

    Compare that to $1.8B Americans are expected to wager on the game through regulated sports books. The $$ flowing to prediction markets is sucking up $$ that would likely otherwise have ended up on traditional gambling forums - Ouch!

    The other interesting aspect, multi-person betting syndicates are now emerging as the way to leverage predication market betting at scale. bloomberg.com/news/articles/20 #PredictionMarkets #Kalshi #PolyMarket #SuperBowl #Betting #Gambling #SportsBooks #Odds #Wagers #Probabilities #Prediction