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Bettors threaten lawsuit over Polymarket’s Iran deal ruling

Polymarket ruled that a permanent US-Iran agreement had been signed, settling hundreds of millions of dollars in bets; losing users now claim the outcome was distorted by powerful token holders and are threatening legal action

Omer Kabir, Calcalist | 07.07.26

Polymarket paid influencers to fake huge wins, WSJ reports

Investigation says the crypto prediction platform used paid young creators, replica websites and online commenters to make staged profits look authentic, raising new questions about transparency as competition in prediction markets intensifies

Raphael Kahan | 06.22.26

The dark side of the World Cup: ‘The criminals came to the door and said the boy owed them money’

With a 'casino' in every smartphone, police warn the World Cup could fuel a surge in illegal betting among teens, leaving some trapped in massive debts, shake downs and even organized crime, while desperate parents are forced to cover the losses

Israel Moshkovitz | 06.05.26

Traders win big on Polymarket with accurate ceasefire bets, sparking concerns

New Polymarket accounts correctly bet on ceasefire timing, netting huge profits and adding to suspicions of insider information in recent high-stakes wagers

ynet | 04.09.26

An Air Force major knew about the date of the attack in Iran and made $162,000 on Polymarket | New details

A reserve major passed information to his friend about the start of Operation Rising Lion so that he could bet on the date on Polymarket; the friend won $162,000 on the bet, and split the money with the reservist; The major's role led to several more successful bets

Roy Rubinstein | 03.26.26

US Congress moves to crack down after traders profit from bets on Khamenei’s death

Lawmakers push to ban wagers on assassinations, war and other sensitive government actions after traders cash in on contracts tied to US-Israeli strikes on Iran and operation to capture Venezuela's Maduro

News agencies | 03.18.26

IDF reservist, civilian charged with using state secrets to bet on military operations

Indictment says the pair placed wagers on Polymarket based on internal intelligence; prosecutors stress no senior defense officials are involved

Netael Bandel | 02.12.26

ההימורים בפולימרקט לגבי תקיפה אמריקנית באיראן

The betting platform shaking the world, drawing bans and insider information concerns

A tool for predicting the future or a way to profit from insider information? the digital betting market Polymarket lets users wager on almost anything, from military action to political races, but behind the promise of 'crowd wisdom' lies fertile ground for criminal abuse

Ron Crissy | 02.09.26

Top AI models show signs of real gambling addiction, mimicking human behavior, study finds

A South Korean study found leading AI models, including GPT-4o-mini, Gemini 2.5, Claude 3.5 and Haiku, behaved like human gambling addicts—chasing losses, raising bets, and showing emotional bias when playing virtual slot machines

Daniela Ginzburg | 10.27.25

Female soccer player: They told me 'take NIS 70,000 and throw the game'

In recordings, an alleged bookie says he offers men up to 100,000 and works with the management of teams to determine sporting results

Nadav Zenziper | 04.27.25

'Instead of winning the jackpot, debt collectors knocked on my parents' door': One in six Israelis is addicted to gambling

Since October 7, Israel has seen surge in addiction to alcohol, drugs and gambling; new study reveals even before war, percentage of at-risk gamblers above global average; experts warn: next wave of addicts is coming

Dror Feuer | 08.24.24

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