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Prediction markets are making a 150-year comeback

Throughline by NPR

May 21, 202651:34Society & Culture

Prediction market sites allow users to put money on everything from the war in Iran to the winner of the Super Bowl. But where did these markets come from? And what can that history tell us about where they might be goin...

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Prediction markets are making a 150-year comeback is an episode from Throughline by NPR. Prediction market sites allow users to put money on everything from the war in Iran to the winner of the Super Bowl. But where did these markets come f...

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Published May 21, 2026, 51:34 long, audio available.