Polymarket Targeted in Lithuania as Gambling Regulator Takes Action
Lithuania’s gambling regulator has become the latest watchdog in Europe and around the world to take aim at Polymarket, a prediction market platform known for its sports event contracts. Recently, Denmark did the same. The regulator has deemed the company to be offering illegal gambling and thus…
First reported by Gambling News.
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