gambling

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Traders who once bet on cryptocurrencies have not stopped gambling on the next big market story — they just are not finding that story in crypto itself.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

He called for politicians globally to act to curtail addictive forms of gambling and prevent consumers being "fleeced" during the World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The proposed rules would likely prohibit bets on war, terrorism, assassinations, player injuries, and first pitch gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Options, meanwhile, are expected to be tradable by June 16, an event that should whip stock trading into a frenzy of gambling.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Tire peace dividend changed the region once again, and now it is best known for the great gambling casinos of Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods and for the pharmaceutical researchers of Pfizer.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman