How prediction markets are shaking up sports gambling in America

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12 September, 2025 by Sam Learner and Oliver Roeder in New York

Little in the 2024 US presidential election was predictable, certainly not the withdrawal of incumbent Joe Biden and his replacement on the ballot by vice-president Kamala Harris. Polling and statistical models struggled to gauge the unusually chaotic race.

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