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After bankruptcy and betting bans, man turns to Kalshi
Original: After bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he discovered Kalshi
A Georgia man who declared bankruptcy and was banned from major sports betting sites found a workaround on Kalshi, the prediction market platform. His story highlights how self-exclusion lists, meant to protect problem gamblers, can be sidestepped, raising fresh concerns about gambling regulation and the reach of event-contract trading platforms.
Why now: Growing scrutiny of prediction markets like Kalshi as gambling-adjacent platforms that can bypass betting restrictions
Evidence
- After bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he discovered Kalshi · NPR
- After bankruptcy, he was banned from sports betting sites. Then he discovered Kalshi · Georgia Public Broadcasting
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