By SectorWire desk · · Updated
Polymarket is contesting KSA sanctions in court in the Netherlands on 9 October 2026. The platform disputes the classification of its product as gambling, and the report says no hearing date is known.
The appeal concerns whether Polymarket’s prediction markets fall under Dutch gambling rules.
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The challenge contests the KSA’s classification of prediction markets as gambling and its ban on Polymarket serving Dutch users.
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