{
  "id": 4707020,
  "title": "George Santos Bet on Whether He'd Show Up to the State of the Union—Kalshi Just Banned Him for Life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/george-santos-bet-on-whether-hed-show-up-to-the-state-of-the-union",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:16:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Decrypt",
    "slug": "decrypt",
    "url": "https://decrypt.co/376985/george-santos-kalshi-lifetime-ban"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The exchange found the former congressman placed large trades on his own State of the Union attendance, then made false statements to move prices, profiting nearly $18,000.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Kalshi permanently bans former GOP Rep. George Santos over illegal trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-permanently-bans-former-gop-rep-george-santos-over-illegal",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:03:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Kalshi issues first permanent ban to former Rep. George Santos over State of the Union trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-issues-first-permanent-ban-to-former-rep-george-santos-over",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:23:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Kalshi bans George Santos for betting on State of the Union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/kalshi-bans-george-santos-for-betting-on-state-of-the-union",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:01:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "‘I bet on myself. Literally’: Ex-Congressman George Santos banned for life from Kalshi after making $17,839 from insider trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/i-bet-on-myself-literally-ex-congressman-george-santos-banned-for",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:26:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}