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Prediction Markets Draw Scrutiny for Role in Elections
Original: Betting on the Ballot? How Prediction Markets Can Reshape the Election Environment
The Center for Democracy and Technology has released a report examining how prediction markets, where users wager real money on electoral outcomes, could reshape the environment around US elections. The analysis weighs potential benefits, such as crowd-sourced forecasting, against concerns about misinformation, manipulation and gambling-style speculation influencing voter perceptions of races.
Why now: Prediction markets are attracting regulatory and public attention as real-money election betting expands ahead of US votes.
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- Betting on the Ballot? How Prediction Markets Can Reshape the Election Environment · Center for Democracy and Technology
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