Election betting surges across legal gambling platforms

Following the Dodgers’ World Series win, gamblers are now turning to presidential election bets. Now legal across the U.S., election betting has surged, with platforms including Robinhood accepting wagers. However, concerns have been raised about political betting's influence on voting behavior.

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[ymsg]

This is halarious. They mad that people betting but wont get lobbying out of politics. Priceless!!😂

[jeffreypamplona]

american news doing their best to help harris.

[Mike-uviu]

Hmmm, last I saw, Trump 67.5, Harris 32.5

[firepilot]

My money is on Trump so I can have more money!!

[DRays]

The usual double standard. If Kamala was winning in the gambling market they would not be talking about this

[MrMetz]

Is campaigning not the spending of massive fortunes on persuading the people's perceptions?

[jaynecobb]

Betting is not an "investment", it is a gamble.

[pattyboyce]

Funny you like all fake media polls if the have Kamala winning😂😂😂

[KP-necg]

Who wants to waste their money on a bet for a loser like Harris?

[Christian-jxnx]

MSM: believe only our polls that we manipulate 😂 how dare you go off the plantation!

[scanmead]

Somehow this does not encourage me about the electorate taking government or elections as seriously asvthey should.

[heavenfromabove]

If you're worried about voters being influenced, then stop talking about polls then! You people want it both ways, all ways, every way. You're full of it.

[blackrocks]

Landslide for Trump, all the markers are there

[minforasn]

Was betting on trump vs clinton. She was favored but towards the end of the night trump had been the betting favorite and he end up winning

[rj]

They are worried about bets and mostly all news channels are bought by democrats😂

[dude]

Oh how the tables have turned. Now they are mad mad about it 😂

[MrMetz]

Or how about how the current feds offered tax funded student debt forgiveness. How is that ignored?

[clueking]

Trump hasbeen ahead in the betting markets for a very long time.

[mmane]

i bet if i’m alive on election day i will turn 65 years old.

[demsmustgo]

Referring to Polymarkets he asks, “you think people are that impressionable?”. Laughable if it weren’t so sadly true-people believe CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS…..