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In a city where almost everyone is privy to some kind of inside information, betting on politics has jumped ahead of midterm elections

A Democratic House could increase scrutiny of prediction markets, the CFTC and the industry’s ties to the Trump family after the midterms.

Event contract exchanges see a two-in-three chance that Democrats take control of both the House and Senate.

The college hoops season is here. Who will win it all? Here's everything to know before games begin.

With hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, experts are warning that live odds could sow confusion and provide fodder for misinformation.

While prediction market odds pointed to a clear Bolsonaro victory, Lula emerged the winner in a tight race.

Anthropic on Monday filed its Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The league also inked a memorandum of understanding with the CFTC, the federal regulator of prediction markets.

MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has struck deals that will make Kalshi and Polymarket the league’s preferred prediction markets, along with an agreement with a federal agency tasked with regulating those exchanges.

From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues.

The winner of the 2026 Ballon d'Or will be crowned at Monday's gala in London, the first time it has been held in Britain.

Bragging rights are up for grabs in Sunday's El Clasico between La Liga leaders Barcelona and third-placed Real Madrid.

Touchdowns for Tucker Kraft and Germie Bernard? Cardinals pull another upset? Revenge game for Trey Hendrickson? Let's predict 15 things for Week 7.

Figures from the boxing world give their predictions for Saturday's light-welterweight title fight between WBC champion Dalton Smith and Alberto Puello.

Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations.

Man City are the only team with a perfect Premier League record, but face a Villa side determined to climb the table.

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Which team has the edge? What's the inside intel on this Fall Classic? We've got it all covered.

Cowboys at Eagles. Bengals at Ravens. The Steelers and Saints in Paris. We have picks, predictions and more for every game.

The Bureau of Meteorology is under fire after parts of Queensland’s south-east copped three times the rainfall initially forecast.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a new directive telling troops they cannot use “nonpublic information” to make bets on prediction markets

Formula One heads to Austin this weekend with Max Verstappen looking for a hat-trick of wins while Kimi Antonelli is within touching distance of a first world championship. Circuit of the Americas combines fast flowing corners with heavy braking zones and a long back straight. It asks a great deal of both car and driver. This weekend, track temperatures are

Friday: Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest (8pm) Ipswich showed some fight at Manchester City last weekend before eventually falling to a 3-2 defeat and have now lost four out of their last six games. But the Tractor Boys remain safely mid-table in 10th place on nine points. Forest's home loss to Arsenal means Oliver Glasner's side – sitting one point and one

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect pe

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Waffle the Wonder Dog and his owner Simon, plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Abu Dhabi will host two title fights as the UFC returns to the UAE this weekend. Alexander Volkanovski puts his featherweight championship on the line while Petr Yan makes his first title defence as bantamweight champion. There are nine fights on the card at Etihad Arena. Below are our predictions for UFC 333. Main event Alexander Volkanovski v Movsar Evloev

All eyes will turn to London on Monday evening when the 2026 Ballon d'Or winner will be announced. Paris Saint-Germain attacker Ousmanne Dembele took the honours last year with the Frenchman finishing ahead of Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, who was second, and third-placed Vitinha, also of Uefa Champions League winners PSG. The women's prize was claimed by Barcel

Bayern Munich host Arsenal on Wednesday, as the teams clash for the 16th time in Europe's premier club competition.

Speculators on Kalshi see higher odds that Marine Le Pen will win France 2027 presidential contest amid growing unrest in the country.

Here's everything you need to know for every team, including storylines, stats and predictions ahead of opening night.

From experienced seniors to talented newcomers and big-name transfers, here are the front-runners.

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