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Financial products or illicit gambling? Can Hong Kong regulate prediction markets?
Hong Kong's market regulator has stated that certain activities on an international brokerage firm's prediction market platform may be classified as 'financial products,' raising questions about their legality. Legal experts are divided on whether existing laws clearly distinguish prediction markets from illegal gambling.
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