A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets—now she’s a Kalshi lobbyist

October 5, 2026 · 9:30 am 4 sources

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Coverage

Wires & papers of record

• As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks
  NPR · October 8, 2026 09:00
  Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration.

Coverage

• A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
  WIRED · October 5, 2026 09:30
  As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”
• Prediction markets are coming for pop culture
  MarketWatch · October 6, 2026 13:58
  What to know before buying event contracts around your favorite reality shows and entertainers.
• A senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets—now she's a Kalshi lobbyist
  Ars Technica · October 8, 2026 11:00
  Sen. Blanche Lincoln wrote law that let US ban sports-event contracts. She lobbies for the other side now.