Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs blocked access to Polymarket, saying the platform operates as online gambling under the guise of a prediction market. The ministry said it would also target affiliated social media accounts and review similar services.
Indonesia’s block of Polymarket and review of similar services signal scrutiny of prediction-market platforms.
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The Ohio Casino Control Commission has reiterated that Robinhood Derivatives must obey its cease-and-desist order by 16 October. The order concerns sports-event contracts, and Ohio issued similar notices to nine other firms.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission has restated its cease-and-desist order against Robinhood Derivatives concerning sports-event contracts and said the company must comply by 16 October, according to a report. The order was reasserted as state pressure on prediction-market platforms continues.
Norway’s gambling regulator has notified 62 companies that their websites could face blocking in the country. The report names Kalshi and Polymarket among the targets.
Polymarket has challenged a €420,000 penalty in the Netherlands. The platform says it sought to meet the deadline for blocking access in the country.
The Ohio Casino Control Commission sent 10 cease-and-desist letters to prediction market platforms, according to a report published on 6 October 2026. The report names Polymarket, Novig and Coinbase among the platforms and says they were ordered to leave Ohio.
The Czech Ministry of Finance added Kalshi to its list of unauthorised gambling providers on 30 September, according to a report. Czech law requires internet service providers to block listed platforms within 15 days, meaning access to Kalshi is due to be blocked from 15 October 2026.