Betting and the ballot: How election gambling is booming ahead of US midterms

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Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) survey found that over 21,000 markets are related to the 2026 US congressional midterm elections across Kalshi and Polymarket’s international and US platforms, compared to 463 markets on the 2024 congressional races. Analysts have described the prediction market betting in the 2026 midterm elections as ‘the Wild West right now’

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