Will prediction market ‘catch fire’ in UK, replicating US boom?
Online betting platforms like Polymarket are increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenOnline betting platforms like Polymarket are increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic. When I told him, he said he’d try it with his friends for the semi-final.”View image in fullscreenLionel Messi in action during Argentina’s World Cup match against Egypt at the Atlanta stadium in Georgia.
- ▪Online betting platforms like Polymarket are increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic.
- ▪Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenOnline betting platforms like Polymarket are increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic.
- ▪When I told him, he said he’d try it with his friends for the semi-final.”View image in fullscreenLionel Messi in action during Argentina’s World Cup match against Egypt at the Atlanta stadium in Georgia.
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:11 GMT |
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Online betting platforms like Polymarket are increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenOnline betting platforms like Polymarket are increasingly popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPrediction marketsWill prediction market ‘catch fire’ in UK, replicating US boom?World Cup and events like Clacton byelection is driving interest in sites such as Polymarket, with UK gamblers easily able to sidestep regulationRob DaviesSun 26 Jul 2026 09.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWith more plot twists than a spy thriller, Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Egypt was one of the World Cup’s most unpredictable matches.But in one living room in Reading, to the astonishment of his 16-year-old son, a…
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