Bobby Allen
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first heard Nov 2024
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It's the latest instance of suspected market manipulation on fast-growing prediction markets, where people can bet on elections, war and White House policy.
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Critics have called for tighter regulation, but the Trump administration has embraced the industry.
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Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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The song Earrings by Malcolm Todd shot to the top of charts over a 24-hour period on Spotify.
Meanwhile, on the prediction market site Cauchy, bettors were placing wagers over what song would be number one, and those who bet on Todd received a payout.
But after Spotify looked into the streams, it determined that automated bots, which can be purchased, could be used to
appear to have contributed to hundreds of thousands of streams.
Bobby Allen, NPR News.
Kalshi says it will block anyone in Michigan from betting on sports after the state's attorney general accused the company of violating gambling laws.
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The Michigan judge ordering the ban makes it the second state where Kalshi has been pushed out following a similar restriction in Nevada.
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Both cases centered on sports betting on Kaoshi, which represents more than 80% of the app's betting.
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Unlike sportsbooks, though, Kaoshi allows wagering on sports without the approval of state regulators or having to pay state taxes.
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President Trump has vowed to protect the prediction market industry, where traders can bet on everything from the color of Trump's tie to foreign policy decisions.
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This month alone, Sun nearly $30 billion traded on Kaoshi.
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Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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Kalshi says it will block anyone in Michigan from betting on sports after the state's attorney general accused the company of violating gambling laws.
The Michigan judge ordering the ban makes it the second state where Kalshi has been pushed out following a similar restriction in Nevada.
Both cases centered on sports betting on Kaoshi, which represents more than 80% of the app's betting.
Unlike sportsbooks, though, Kaoshi allows wagering on sports without the approval of state regulators or having to pay state taxes.
President Trump has vowed to protect the prediction market industry, where traders can bet on everything from the color of Trump's tie to foreign policy decisions.
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