You can legally bet on the election outcome now. No idea how pay outs are going to be when Orange Toddler cries it was stolen again and the same theatrics from 2020 ensue.
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Harris or Trump? Election betting goes live in US
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Harris+or+Trump%3F+Election+betting+goes+live+in+USAmerican voters can now legally wager thousands of dollars on who will win the White House next month, a new twist in the final sprint of a chaotic election cycle.
Financial exchange startup Kalshi and brokerage giant Interactive Brokers launched trading Friday morning on the first regulated markets allowing wagers on the presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
On Kalshi, some traders will be able to bet as much as $100 million. Both companies are also offering trading on whether Republicans or Democrats will control the House and Senate next year. Interactive Brokers has markets for the Senate races in Ohio, Arizona and Wisconsin, among other swing states, as well.
“Politics is a very hot topic for a lot of people. They have strong beliefs one way or another,” said Steve Sanders, an executive vice president at Interactive Brokers. “So, since the elections are in the news, we think that this could be a catalyst to really get things going.”
More than a half-million contracts tied to the presidential race were traded on Interactive Brokers' platform within the first few hours of the launch, according to a company spokesperson. Kalshi's presidential markets, meanwhile, saw more than $300,000 worth of contracts traded, according to the company's website.
The markets’ debut ushers in a new and uneasy era in U.S. politics, one where bettors and traders can freely wager on Washington.
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