An NBC News analysis examined trading across 1,408 midterm-related prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket.

More than half of U.S. states have some sort of anti-election betting law in place, per a Pew analysis, despite it being declared federally legal in 2024.

Lawmakers in at least 16 states have introduced legislation this year to regulate prediction markets in some way.

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Following the conclusion of voting in five states, exit polls have emerged, indicating that the current government is likely to remain in three states while a shift is anticipated in two others. The ...

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The rapidly growing popularity of prediction markets is sparking worries about the markets’ effects on US politics, where campaign staff has bet on its candidate’s electoral performance.

As Spencer Pratt fell behind in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, an unexpected group began claiming election fraud: people tracking the Republican's success on prediction markets, the increasingly ...

WASHINGTON — As Spencer Pratt fell behind in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, an unexpected group began claiming election fraud: people tracking the Republican’s success on prediction markets, the ...