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Kalshi Is Imposing Its First-Ever Lifetime Ban on Former Rep. George Santos. Here’s Why
The prediction-market exchange said it established “reasonable cause to believe” that Santos participated in insider trading.
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Kalshi permanently bans former GOP Rep. George Santos over illegal trading
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Former GOP Rep. George Santos, of New York, has drawn fire for allegedly trading on whether he would attend this year's State of the Union address.
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Kalshi permanently bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading
The company announced the ban after saying its compliance department had established reasonable cause to believe Santos engaged in insider trading over his attendance at the State of the Union, when he turned a $17,839 profit on his trading activity.
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Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life
Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union addressGeorge Santos, the former Republican congressman whose political career collapsed under a mountain of lies, has become the first person ever handed a lifetime ban by the prediction-market platform Kalshi.The company announced the permanent suspension on…
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Kalshi bans George Santos for life after he secretly bet on himself
The former Republican congressman is the first person to face a lifetime ban after he wagered on whether he’d attend the State of the Union.
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Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban
The decision comes after a federal regulator alleged he made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address.
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Kalshi bans former congressman George Santos for life after State of the Union trades
Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000.
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Kalshi bans George Santos for life over State of the Union price manipulations
Prediction market company Kalshi permanently banned former Republican Rep. George Santos from its platform Monday and imposed a $71,356 penalty after determining that he manipulated contracts tied to his own attendance at President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address. Kalshi alleged that Santos placed a series of wagers on whether he would attend…
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Kalshi permanently bans Santos from its platform in first-ever lifetime ban issued
Online prediction market platform Kalshi has permanently banned former U.S. Representative George Santos from its platform. The penalty marks the first-ever lifetime ban issued by the event-contract trading venue, which also levied a financial fine of over $71,000 against the expelled lawmaker following an investigation into suspicious trading activity…
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Betting Platform Hits Ex-Rep. George Santos With Lifetime Ban Over Suspicious Trades, Company’s First Ever
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