As the U.S. heads toward November’s midterm elections, a growing number of investors and political observers are turning to prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket to gauge who might win.

Berks County officials have banned election workers from using prediction markets to bet on elections. The board of elections approved a resolution Thursday that amended the oath election workers will ...

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Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., on Thursday introduced legislation to ban prediction market bets on sports, war, elections and government actions.

In 2026, you can bet on who's attending the Met Gala, how long a ceasefire in Iran will last and who will win the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District. Welcome to the age of ...