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Betting markets eye expansion after predicting Trump's win
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Betting markets eye expansion after predicting Trump's win

Salon  

On election eve, Arlene Battishill, a retired history professor and political analyst known as "Dr. Arlene Unfiltered" to her social media followers, picked up a bottle of champagne, confident in the data across different states that showed a potential Kamala Harris win. Related FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO The results, supporters say, bolster the case for prediction markets as …

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The crypto markets that saw traders rake in fortunes from betting on a Trump victory - as mystery French financier 'makes $85million' from the Donald's election win
1 month, 1 week ago

The crypto markets that saw traders rake in fortunes from betting on a Trump victory - as mystery French financier 'makes $85million' from the Donald's election win

Daily Mail  

Traders who placed bets on a victory for Donald Trump in the US election have raked in huge sums on the cryptocurrency trading platform Polymarket, including one anonymous financier who made an estimated $85million. The crypto entrepreneur - a New York University dropout - boasted that his app had helped Musk and others 'to go to bed early on election …

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How whizzkid Shayne Copland's startup Polymarket beat the polls to correctly predict Trump's win
1 month, 1 week ago

How whizzkid Shayne Copland's startup Polymarket beat the polls to correctly predict Trump's win

Daily Mail  

A cryptocurrency betting site run by a baby-faced boss were hailed as being 'more accurate than polls' for predicting Donald Trump's election win. The prediction prodigy Shane Coplan and his start-up Polymarket turned out to be more accurate than pollsters as traders bet on an easy Trump victory. Prediction prodigy Shane Coplan and his start-up Polymarket turned out to be …

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The 26-year-old whose betting start-up predicted Trump’s triumph
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The 26-year-old whose betting start-up predicted Trump’s triumph

The Telegraph  

But unlike bookies, Polymarket, which uses technology similar to that of Bitcoin, operates more like a financial exchange. While Polymarket is the flavour of the month – it raised $70m earlier this year from investors including Trump backer Peter Thiel – gambling markets have often been a better indicator of who is likely to win an election than pollsters, according …

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How prediction markets saw something the polls and pundits didn’t
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How prediction markets saw something the polls and pundits didn’t

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. But over on the betting platform Polymarket, the odds were much more solidly in former President Donald Trump’s favor. The emergence of that so-called Trump whale sparked intense scrutiny of Polymarket over the past several weeks, because it sure looked possible that an anonymous deep-pocketed investor was trying to …

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Donald Trump sees stunning boost in Polymarket election odds in scary sign for Kamala Harris
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump sees stunning boost in Polymarket election odds in scary sign for Kamala Harris

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump's chances of victory on the betting site Polymarket surpassed 94 percent on election night. Polymarket showing that Trump has a 94 percent chance of winning The huge movement comes as election results in critical battleground states remain up in the air. On the political betting sire Kalshi, Trump has an 90 percent chance, and Harris 10 percent. Trump's …

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Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on 2024 presidential election, mostly for Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on 2024 presidential election, mostly for Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Gamblers have spent more than $3.3bn on the betting site …

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How a French gambler’s huge bet spiked Trump’s odds on Polymarket – and why it may threaten democracy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How a French gambler’s huge bet spiked Trump’s odds on Polymarket – and why it may threaten democracy

The Independent  

Over the last three months, four accounts on a popular gambling site have placed thousands of bets totalling more than $50 million on Donald Trump winning the US presidential election next week. Some fear that Trump’s massively inflated betting odds could be used by his supporters as evidence that the election was stolen, while regulators have warned that gambling sites …

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Here’s why you shouldn’t put your faith - or money - on election betting markets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Here’s why you shouldn’t put your faith - or money - on election betting markets

The Independent  

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Man who's taken $92 million in 2024 presidential election bets reveals why his platform is a better predictor than polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man who's taken $92 million in 2024 presidential election bets reveals why his platform is a better predictor than polls

Daily Mail  

Opinion polls say the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump comes down to a coin flip. Don't be, says Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, America's first legal online election prediction wagering platform, which has taken in more than $92 million in bets tied to the 2024 race. Kalshi's presidential election market gives Trump a striking 26-point lead over Vice …

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‘That’s a good thing for democracy’: Is gambling making politics fun?
2 months ago

‘That’s a good thing for democracy’: Is gambling making politics fun?

The Independent  

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Actually, Maybe Degenerate Gamblers Can’t Predict Elections
3 months ago

Actually, Maybe Degenerate Gamblers Can’t Predict Elections

Slate  

It’s been a huge month for all the degenerate gamblers hoping to cash in on the United States’ elections. But the CFTC quickly filed an emergency motion seeking to block those markets while it appealed the decision, a situation that Kalshi claimed would be “devastating” for the company’s business, in part by driving would-be customers to rival apps like the …

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Harris’ rising odds fluctuate crypto and betting markets post-debate, Trump takes a hit and falls by…
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris’ rising odds fluctuate crypto and betting markets post-debate, Trump takes a hit and falls by…

Hindustan Times  

In their first debate on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stuck to the usual political stuff like the economy, abortion rights, and immigration, avoiding talking about cryptocurrency. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, …

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Will Biden drop out? The biggest question in America is the newest hot market
5 months, 1 week ago

Will Biden drop out? The biggest question in America is the newest hot market

Live Mint  

So is he going to drop out? When the debate started on June 27, Polymarket’s contract on Biden dropping out was trading around 20 cents, which meant the market believed there was roughly a 20% chance of the president stepping aside. Silicon Valley venture capitalists, Wall Street heavyweights and the brash young entrepreneurs building companies around prediction markets say it’s …

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