Most Americans Polled Oppose Betting on Elections

Most Americans polled oppose betting on elections

Most Americans polled oppose betting on elections through prediction markets

Most Americans polled oppose betting on elections: Reuters

The prediction market industry enables people to bet on US ‌elections and sporting events. Most Americans polled by Reuters/Ipsos are opposed to betting on US elections and other government actions. The prediction market industry, led by Polymarket and Kalshi, enables people to bet on US ‌elections, government policy moves and sporting events, which has resulted […]

Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Americans Oppose Election Betting

The Reuters/Ipsos survey, as reported in its headline finding, found that more than half of Americans oppose election prediction-market betting.Read more...

Most Americans Oppose Election Bets as Kalshi Touts Their Information Value

The survey also found 75% viewed event wagering as gambling and 88% said it was inappropriate for members of Congress and staff to bet on political events.

Prediction markets have a major problem as most Americans reject betting on elections

Prediction markets want you to see them (and use them) as one of the best possible instruments for finding out what’s happening in the world. Open any election market, and you’re immediately given a probability that shifts in real time as people trade. It’s a single number, easy to check in a few seconds, that… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox