Business
Saturday, 7/18, 10:26 AM
World Cup final drives billions to prediction markets, and a French backlash
- Sunday's Spain-Argentina final has pushed trading on prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket past $5 billion, a scale that rivals the biggest US sporting events.
- As the money pours in, France has ordered internet providers to block Polymarket, exposing a widening split over how to regulate the sites.