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Prediction markets aren’t new. Election betting was common until the 1940s, then mysteriously faded away. There was an entire political era when party bosses were expected to conspicuously gamble on their candidates (eve...
Before Kalshi and Polymarket there was the Iowa Electronic Markets is an episode from Planet Money by NPR. Prediction markets aren’t new. Election betting was common until the 1940s, then mysteriously faded away. There was an entire politic...
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Published Jun 24, 2026, 22:57 long, audio available.