Bobby Allen
speaker
2,223 appearances
303 recordings
4 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 2d ago
Bobby Allen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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State officials view prediction markets as having made an end run around state laws and state taxes, especially when it comes to sports betting, which accounts for most of the billions of dollars wagered on calci and poly market.
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But other topics are popular, too, like politics and elections.
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$200 million has already been wagered on the sites ahead of the midterms.
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Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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The Trump administration is currently rewriting the federal rules for the prediction market industry.
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Companies like Kalshi and Polymarket that have thrived in Trump's second term.
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And Trump officials want them regulated by the federal government as a type of financial investment product, not gambling.
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But a newly public letter sent by 44 states sends a clear message to regulators in Washington.
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State officials view prediction markets as having made an end run around state laws and state taxes, especially when it comes to sports betting, which accounts for most of the billions of dollars wagered on calci and poly market.
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But other topics are popular, too, like politics and elections.
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$200 million has already been wagered on the sites ahead of the midterms.
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Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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Nobody would rationally want nuclear war.
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That's not quite correct.
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How can we add friction?
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Put the launch codes inside somebody's chest cavity, and you have to kill them to get them out.
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Wisconsin is one of 32 states to outlaw election betting.
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Those state laws will be tested as prediction market sites Kalshi and Polymarket expect November's midterms to see more bets than ever before.
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UCLA Voting Rights Project Director Matt Barreto says Wisconsin is right to warn voters not to wager on elections.
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Bredow says poll workers with insider knowledge could rig a market, like undercounting votes for a prediction market payday.
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