Luci Kelemen
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Luci Kelemen is a writer and reporter based in Budapest. He has covered iGaming, betting markets, and web3 games since 2018 with a focus on betting markets and high-profile tokenized games. His web3 coverage appeared at BlackPool Finance and his sports journalism work has appeared in Tifo Football and Front Office Sports, among other publications. He has been a reporter at Bitcoin.com News since 2026. Disclosure: The author holds less than $500 in cryptocurrency assets.
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Areas of expertise
Web3, iGaming, sports
Jun 11, 2026
CFTC Says Sports Contracts Involve Gaming but Proposes to Allow Almost All of Them
Jun 10, 2026
Trainwreckstv Hits $50 Million Max Win on Stake-Exclusive Slot in Record Payout
Jun 9, 2026
FIFA Prediction Partner ADI Predictstreet Opens to US Traders Despite Licensing Questions Ahead of World Cup
Jun 9, 2026
Kalshi Taps Sportradar for Official League Data and Integrity Tools in Prediction Markets
Jun 8, 2026
Mbappé Objects to France Stars' Images Promoting Bookmaker Ahead of World Cup
Jun 6, 2026
Ed Craven Says Kick's Partner Program Doesn't Reward Gambling Streams
Jun 6, 2026
'Too Many Coincidences': Polymarket Accuses Kalshi of Corporate Espionage
Jun 5, 2026
Polymarket CMO Used Personal PayPal to Pay Influencers, POLITICO Reports
Jun 4, 2026
Premier League Gambling Ban Pushes Sponsors Down as Midnite Backs Relegated Wolves
Jun 4, 2026
George Santos Hyped His State of the Union Seat, Then Bet He Wouldn't Show
Jun 2, 2026
Polymarket Lands 2026 Germany Deal Before FIFA World Cup as European Market Access Stalls
Jun 2, 2026
Ex-Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier Hit With Federal Bribery Charges Over Alleged $100K Kickback
May 26, 2026
Tennessee Sweepstakes Casino Ban Joined by Prediction Market Manipulation Felony Law
May 26, 2026
Spain Goes After Polymarket, Kalshi as Legal Fork Between US and EU Keeps Widening
May 20, 2026
Kalshi Quietly Stages Leveraged Crypto Push as Hidden API Surfaces Margin Demo
May 20, 2026
KSA Hits Dutch Operators With Pre-World Cup Ad Crackdown, Vows Instant Sanctions
May 19, 2026
Turkey's 8-Day Betting Blitz Hits 670+ Suspects as Crypto Rails Surface in Adana Probe
May 16, 2026
Entain Directly Targets Premier League Clubs Citing 'Cryptocurrency Reliance' in Sponsor Ban
May 14, 2026
Belgium Online Gambling Nearly Doubled to 14.8% Since 2018 Despite EU-Toughest Ad Ban
May 14, 2026
Bet-at-Home Q1 Revenue Falls 16% After Choosing Tax Pass-Through Path Rivals Refused
May 13, 2026
Kenya Narrows Crypto-Offshore Gambling Escape Valve in Finance Bill 2026
May 12, 2026
Campaign Staffers Trade Internal Polls on Polymarket in Third Insider Pattern
May 12, 2026
Wisconsin Federal Judge Hands Tribes First IGRA Win Against Kalshi Sports Bets
May 12, 2026
UK Gambling Commission Posts £65,000 Job to Hunt £16.6B Black Market
May 12, 2026
Draftkings, Flutter Grab Market-Maker Role, Undercut Peer-to-Peer Prediction Claim
May 9, 2026
Six Months in, the AGA Exodus Has Reshaped US Gambling's Lobbying Landscape
May 8, 2026
Flutter Restructures US Operations as FanDuel CEO Howe Departs With $4.37M Severance
May 7, 2026
Genius Sports Absorbs key iGaming Affiliates as Q2 Forecast Doubles EBITDA
May 6, 2026
Panama Player Accuses World Cup Veteran Teammate of Match-Fixing After Own Goal
May 6, 2026
Crypto-Native Operators Lead Canada's Offshore iGaming Surge as World Cup Approaches
May 5, 2026
Stake Launches Regulated Mexico Operation Five Weeks Before World Cup Kickoff
May 4, 2026
NHL and MLB Sign With Polymarket and Kalshi as Their Unions Ask CFTC to Intervene
Apr 30, 2026
Senate Democrats Urge CFTC to Ban Sports and Election Contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket
Apr 30, 2026
Kambi Commits to 100% AI-Traded World Cup as Q1 Bet Automation Hits 60%
Apr 30, 2026
Maduro Raid Commando Pleads Not Guilty After $400K Polymarket Bet on His Own Mission
Apr 28, 2026
Buffett Lumps Prediction Markets With Sports Betting in 'Tax on Stupidity' Rebuke
Apr 28, 2026
B3 to Launch Bitcoin-Linked Prediction Contracts as Brazil Bans Polymarket and Kalshi
Apr 27, 2026
Romania Blocks 300 Sites and Launches €5M Treatment Fund as Polymarket Ban Holds in Court
Apr 25, 2026
Malta's Gaming Shield Faces Second EU Legal Setback in a Week
Apr 23, 2026
Illinois Governor Bars State Employees From Insider Bets on Prediction Markets
Apr 23, 2026
Ontario Liberals Move to Ban iGaming Advertising Four Years After Privatization
Apr 22, 2026
Unlicensed Operators Set to Overtake UK Regulated Gambling Ad Spend by 2028
Apr 22, 2026
Bet365, Super Group, Skycity Face Coordinated New Zealand High Court Action Over Offshore Gambling
Apr 21, 2026
Bet365 Launches in Michigan as 17th US State, Eyes Massachusetts Next
Apr 20, 2026
William Hill Parent Evoke in £225M Bally's Intralot Sale Discussions
Apr 18, 2026
EU's Highest Court Backs German Player's Right to Reclaim Gambling Losses From Malta-Licensed Operator
Apr 16, 2026
DAZN to Embed Blockchain-Backed FIFA Prediction Market in World Cup 2026 Live Streams
Apr 15, 2026
Brazil's Ruling Party Files Bill to Ban Online Gambling Entirely as President Lula Stays Silent
Apr 15, 2026
Crypto.com Partners With NYSE-Listed Casino Operator High Roller to Launch US Prediction Market Contracts
Apr 14, 2026
Colombia's Petro Forced to Seek Congressional Approval for Gambling VAT After Courts Block Emergency Decrees
