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South Korea Moves to Block Polymarket Over Gambling Concerns

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The Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) said its Telecommunications Deliberation Subcommittee voted to block domestic access to Polymarket, the regulator confirmed on August 18 . The decision targets one of the world's largest prediction markets directly at the network access level.

Thiago Alvarez4 min readAug 18, 2026
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