{
  "id": 4661427,
  "title": "Former NY GOP Rep. George Santos receives Kalshi's first lifetime ban after the CFTC alleged he made $17K by betting on his appearance at the State of the Union (Brian Schwartz/Wall Street Journal)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/former-ny-gop-rep-george-santos-receives-kalshis-first-lifetime-ban",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T14:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/politics/ex-congressman-george-santos-receives-kalshis-first-ever-lifetime-ban-b50eeaf1?st=oPyg7e&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Decision comes after federal regulator alleged Santos made more than $17,000 by placing bets on his attendance at the State of the Union address",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Wired Business",
        "title": "George Santos Just Got Hit With Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/george-santos-just-got-hit-with-kalshis-first-ever-lifetime-ban",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:27:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}