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India Blocks Polymarket And Moves Against Kalshi Prediction Markets

India's electronics ministry has reportedly issued a blocking order against Polymarket and is moving against Kalshi as prediction-market platforms continue to face gambling-law treatment in the jurisdiction. The action makes geo-fencing and gambling-law classification a core APAC compliance risk for event-contract venues.

High impact๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiaRegulationEnforcementExchangePolymarketKalshiMeitY

APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around regulation, enforcement, exchange in India. Named institutions or platforms: Polymarket, Kalshi, MeitY. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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