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Regulation of Playing (DGOJ) stated the nation\u2019s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption, and Agenda 2030 had opened authorized proceedings in opposition to the 2 firms, as they seemed to be working with out vital licensing. The DGOJ issued an order blocking Spanish customers from Kalshi and Polymarket till the proceedings have been resolved, anticipated in three to 4 months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe DGOJ needs to remind the general public that, in Spain \u2014 in step with different European jurisdictions \u2014 prediction markets are deemed to represent video games of probability when bets are positioned on unsure future outcomes,\u201d in accordance  to a  Tuesday discover. \u201cConsequently, working such markets inside Spanish territory requires acquiring a selected administrative license.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/screenshot-2026-05-26-at-100857-am.png\" width=\"596\" height=\"1024\" data-original=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/screenshot-2026-05-26-at-100857-am.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Supply: <\/em><em>Spain\u2019s Ministry of Social Rights, Shopper Affairs, and Agenda 2030<\/em><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The transfer by Spanish authorities follows an analogous governmental ban in Indonesia, which blocked entry to Polymarket on Friday after the platform listed bets on whether or not President Prabowo Subianto would go away workplace earlier than the top of his time period. Different nations, together with Australia, France, Poland, Singapore, Ukraine and Switzerland, have restricted entry to Polymarket over playing issues, with the platforms additionally going through US state-level crackdowns and restrictions.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Associated: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Kalshi valuation doubles to $22B after $1B funding spherical<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Polymarket instructed Cointelegraph that the platform was \u201cdedicated to partaking constructively with related authorities in each jurisdiction.\u201d A Kalshi spokesperson declined to remark.<\/p>\n<p>Kalshi and Polymarket are two of the most important prediction markets platforms by buying and selling quantity, with mixed in weekly notational quantity $6.1 billion, in keeping with DeFi Price.<\/p>\n<h2>NYT report shines gentle on US federal response to prediction markets<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, the New York Instances reported that officers on the Commodity Futures Buying and selling Fee (CFTC) have been pushed out of the company after they voiced issues about prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. <\/p>\n<p>The monetary regulator, below US President Donald Trump\u2019s hand-picked chair, Michael Selig, has taken the stance that the CFTC has \u201cunique authority\u201d over the platforms, submitting lawsuits in opposition to any state authority that challenged this place.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"text-align: center;\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/screenshot-2026-05-26-65506-pm.png\" width=\"896\" height=\"183\" data-original=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/content\/screenshot-2026-05-26-65506-pm.png\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Prediction Market Quantity: Kalshi &amp; Polymarket Aggregated Knowledge. Supply: <\/em><em>DeFi Price<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers on the US Home of Representatives\u2019 Oversight and Authorities Reform Committee introduced on Friday that that they had initiated a probe into Kalshi and Polymarket over insider buying and selling issues. Committee Chair James Comer cited studies of \u201csuspiciously timed trades\u201d on the platforms forward of US army actions in opposition to Iran, permitting sure customers to doubtlessly revenue from insider info.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Journal: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>50K buyers combat Korean crypto tax, Singapore cancels Bsquared: Asia Specific<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/spain-blocks-polymarket-kalshi-gambling-laws?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=rss_tag_games&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain\u2019s playing regulator blocked native customers from Polymarket and Kalshi \u201cas a precautionary measure\u201d as authorities there deal with allegations the prediction markets platforms have been in violation of playing legal guidelines.\u00a0 On Tuesday, Spain\u2019s Directorate Common for the Regulation of Playing (DGOJ) stated the nation\u2019s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption, and Agenda 2030 had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":568125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/article-covers\/hireversibilitycouldbecryptosnextbiganti-crimetool.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[575],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-gaming"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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