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In November, a student worker in the University of Tennessee’s athletics program was fired for placing wagers on Kalshi, according to school records and reporting by the Knoxville News Sentinel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Still, if you find yourself placing wagers with odds in your favor, ditch the martingale and remember that the Kelly criterion is a better bet.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

And there would be a method by which individuals could voluntarily bar themselves from placing wagers to help overcome their gambling problem.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Kelvin Brumm, a trader from Phoenix who lost his job at a construction company during the pandemic, says he’s won around $50,000 per year since then by placing wagers with PredictIt.

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2023

Last year, as Britain prepared to vote on whether to exit the European Union, Mr. Soros stepped back into his day-to-day engagement, placing wagers that would be affected by the June referendum.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2017