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Category: News
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DraftKings Launches Sports ‘Predictions’ Gambling Product
On Dec. 19, 2025, DraftKings announced that it launched its so-called “prediction markets” online gambling product in the United States. DraftKings Predictions is a standalone app, separate from DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Casino. DraftKings Predictions facilitates stock-market-style gambling on sports and various “real-world outcomes.” It has the potential to be highly addictive and harmful. Is…
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CNN Begins Showing Gambling Odds On News Under Kalshi Partnership
CNN is promoting gambling odds from the platform Kalshi under a surprising partnership. Under the deal that kicked off Dec. 3, CNN has backend access to the betting company’s “data” (i.e., gambling odds) for real-world current events, including politics, elections, and the weather. Kalshi, which now handles billions of dollars in monthly trading volume, mostly…
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Legalized Sports Betting Linked To Increased Violent Crime Rates, Study Says
Legal, state-sanctioned sports betting is linked to more violent crime, according to researchers at Rice University. Here’s what they found: Violent crime increases by as much as 70% from the start of a game through four hours after its conclusion in states that legalized sports betting. Assaults see the largest jump, up to 93%, after…
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Sports Betting Support Plummets Among Industry’s Customer Base
The number of Americans who support sports betting has dropped significantly, according to a Pew Research Center poll. A survey taken in July/August 2025 found that 43% of U.S. adults believe state-sanctioned sports betting is a “bad thing for society,” up from 34% in 2022. Sports betting support has dropped among the industry’s core customer…
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Sports Betting And Artificial Intelligence: A.I. Legislation Tracker (2025)
Sports betting AI legislation will likely be considered in more states as gambling addiction concerns grow.
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