A Western Conference showdown on Thursday's NBA schedule has the Dallas Mavericks visiting the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs (19-34) have lost eight in a row in addition to losing No. 1 overall pick ...

Faceless avatars chime in with a standard missive. “Gnoise,” they say—a riff on “gm” or “gmorning,” which is internet parlance for greeting a new day. Noise’s fandom seems to be thriving, at least for ...

To live in time is to wonder what will happen next. In every human society, there are people who obsess over the world’s patterns to predict the future. In antiquity, they told kings which stars would ...

When New England Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins scored a touchdown with about 12 minutes left in the Super Bowl, the moment had the chance to be a shocking turning point in an otherwise dull game ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Kalshi and Polymarket say their prediction markets are not subject to gambling laws and taxes. The casino industry is lobbying to shut them down as a wave of court cases take on the question. By Ian ...

Sunday's Super Bowl is expected to see a record $1.76 billion wagered with sportsbooks. Emboldened by loosened restrictions from federal regulators, a newer form of betting — prediction markets — will ...

Two Western Conference playoff hopefuls will meet on Thursday's NBA schedule as the Golden State Warriors visit the Phoenix Suns. The Warriors (27-24) have lost two in a row and are No. 8 in the West ...

There’s no legal sports betting in California, though Super Bowl-sized loopholes — in the form of new “prediction market” platforms — are allowing anyone across America to wager on games anyway.

Nothing makes Americans want to gamble like the Super Bowl. Every year, the game is reliably the biggest day for sports betting: On platforms such as FanDuel and DraftKings, people are already putting ...

Prediction markets have a similar appeal to cryptocurrency trading with risk-seeking investors. In addition to obvious risks, prediction markets have several gray areas. Regulators could look more ...

Blockchain-based prediction-market platform Opinion said it raised $20 million in pre-Series A round, underscoring that some corners of the crypto economy can still attract sizeable funding even when ...