By Neil Roland ( August 31, 2026, 20:56 GMT | Insight) -- Kalshi, the largest US prediction market, said it's imposing its first-ever lifetime ban on disgraced former Representative George Santos, for betting on his own attendance at President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address. The platform also said it's fining Santos, who had served as a Republican lawmaker from New York, $71,356 for the insider-trading violations, and imposing a three-year ban on a Republican congressional candidate in North Carolina, Laurie Buckhout. She also was fined $2,590 for buying contracts related to her candidacy.Kalshi, the largest US prediction market, said it's imposing its first-ever lifetime ban on disgraced former Representative George Santos, for betting on his own attendance at President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address....
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