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Polymarket lobbies Europe to treat prediction markets as financial products, not gambling

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

US prediction market Polymarket has been meeting regulators in the UK and Europe to make the case that it should be treated as a financial services provider rather than a gambling firm, according to the Financial Times.

Analysis

US prediction market Polymarket has been meeting regulators in the UK and Europe to make the case that it should be treated as a financial services provider rather than a gambling firm, according to the Financial Times.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Sep 23, 2026.

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