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An explosive device went off near a polling place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday morning, as voters cast ballots in primary elections for a competitive congressional seat and other offices. No one was injured and voting was not interrupted, county officials say. Carter Walker, Votebeat.
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Don’t bet on it
Delaware County, Pennsylvania addresses the prediction markets
By M. Mindy Moretti
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Betting via prediction markets has become big business in U.S. elections since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of KalshiEX LLC in a suit filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
According to Forbes, Polymarket users wagered $3.2 billion on the 2024 presidential elections. An additional $100 million was bet via KalshiEX LLC.
Recently NPR aired a piece with some campaign staffers telling the network that they make thousands by betting on their own candidates in prediction markets.
But what about elections officials?
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