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Polymarket and Kalshi Turn Midterm Elections Into a Multimillion Dollar Market

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New York TimesPolymarket and Kalshi Turn Midterm Elections Into a Multimillion Dollar Market
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Betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have transformed America’s democracy into a new kind of casino.

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