Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket aren't financial tools — they're online casinos. Why Canada and the U.S. must regulate prediction markets now.
Kalshi, one of the world’s fastest-growing prediction markets, has a “death carveout.”
On the platform, you can bet on a world leader’s departure from office. If death precipitates that exit, the contract settles at the market price just before the news goes public.
Polymarket and Kalshi are less regulated than betting sites, but users can win or lose large sums on the platforms
Minnesota has banned the platforms outright, Massachusetts is suing Kalshi, and nearly 70% of Americans want government officials…
A University of North Carolina researcher explains how polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock led to…
What are Polymarket and Kalshi? What are the odds on US-style exchanges taking off in the UK? Here’s the lowdown
Concerns including the potential for insider trading and contractual disputes make prediction markets a dangerous bet.
Canadian retail investors will be able to access prediction markets through a Canadian company this summer, after the platforms…
