Prediction Markets Bet on Lobbying for Policy Wins

Prediction Markets Bet on Lobbying for Policy Wins

An advertisement by prediction market company Polymarket shows Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo ahead of the New York City mayoral election on Nov. 4, 2025, in New York City. Olga Fedorova/APPrediction market companies are expanding their lobbying footprint in Washington, D.C., where government officials have been slow to enter the escalating policy fight between the likes of Kalshi and Polymarket and traditional sports betting giants.From April …

Stop lobbying, start listening: Better policy begins with a convers...

In late June I spent a full day in Brussels, moderating a room full of speakers, panelists, policymakers and manufacturers, all there to talk about the future of European electronics. By the end of it, one thing was obvious. Everyone in that room agreed the industry matters. Almost nobody disagreed about the stakes. And yet agreement is not the same as alignment, and the gap between "we support you" and "here is what we will actually do" is exac…