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They think prediction markets have access to greater distribution and offer bettors better value than sports-betting platforms.

But sportsbooks can suspend wagering or halt bettors’ ability to cash out of winning bets—which often happens precisely at game-changing moments, as bookmakers readjust the odds.

Investors are increasingly turning to Polymarket for fast-changing probabilities that its bettors assign to future events, such as election results or the length of the government shutdown.

The FA said 27 of the 253 bettors could be linked to the player, but Paqueta maintained he only had a real relationship with five of the people.

Historical Horse Racing machines are generally set up with an 8% takeout, the money that is kept by the operators and not returned to the bettors.