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Study warns offshore gambling oversight leaves player-protection gaps

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A study warned that inconsistent standards among offshore gambling regulators may leave players exposed to risks, with the Philippines and Curaçao among the jurisdictions it examined. It called attention to differences in legislation and player-protection protocols; the source gives no specific recommendations or figures.

Operators and regulators in the jurisdictions discussed may face scrutiny over differences in player-protection rules.

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Kalshi CEO says state oversight would push prediction markets offshore

Kalshi chief executive Tarek Mansour said state regulation of prediction markets would drive the industry out of the US rather than resolve the state-versus-federal dispute. Speaking at DC Fintech Week, he said the choice is whether prediction markets exist in the US or go offshore, and defended Kalshi's sports-event contracts as federally regulated financial contracts.

Kalshi chief executive Tarek Mansour warned that letting individual states oversee prediction markets would drive the sector abroad instead of resolving the tug-of-war between state and federal authorities, according to reporting by Complete iGaming. At DC Fintech Week, he framed the matter as a binary: either such markets operate inside the US or they relocate overseas.

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