{"id":341730,"date":"2026-05-08T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prediction-markets-are-booming-despite-governments-trying-to-shut-them-down-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:00:40","slug":"prediction-markets-are-booming-despite-governments-trying-to-shut-them-down-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/prediction-markets-are-booming-despite-governments-trying-to-shut-them-down-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prediction markets are booming \u2013 Despite governments trying to shut them down | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/SKG1MJfogcs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Prediction markets are booming \u2013 Despite governments trying to shut them down | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SKG1MJfogcs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Around the world, governments are moving to block prediction\u2011market platforms, calling them illegal and addictive gambling. 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