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Utah criminally charges Kalshi with promoting illegal gambling

By Nate Raymond Oct 28 (Reuters) – Utah’s attorney general brought criminal charges against Kalshi and two of its top executives, accusing the prediction market platform of illegally promoting online gambling and allowing an undercover agent to place wagers on sports events. Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, a Republican, filed the charges against Kalshi and its two co-founders, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, a day after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued to block the state f

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United Kingdom, Nigeria, Portugal, United States
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (83%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 83%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 17%

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  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by srnnews.com (Portugal), . No word-for-word republication detected.

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  1. Utah criminally charges Kalshi with promoting illegal gambling
    srnnews.comPortugalPortugal → United StatesEnglish
  2. Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders, says the site breaks the state’s gambling laws
    Salt Lake TribuneÉtats-UnisUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  3. Utah criminally charges Kalshi with promoting illegal gambling reut.rs/4iw5bFo
    Reuters (Bluesky)Royaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  4. Utah charges Kalshi and its co-founders with felonies over sports bets
    r/newsÉtats-UnisUnited States → United StatesEnglish
  5. Kalshi, co-founders hit with criminal charges in US state of Utah
    234radio.comNGNigeria → United StatesEnglish
  6. Utah charges predictions platform Kalshi with illegal gambling
    coindesk.comUnknownUnited States → United StatesEnglish