Report: NYTBets activity rose before NYT/Siena poll releases

Suspicious large bets on Polymarket were reportedly placed shortly before two separate New York Times/Siena political polls were published, according to a new report involving Vanderbilt University researchers. The timing and size of the trades prompted questions about whether the bettor had access to nonpublic information—though investigators have not reached a definitive conclusion. In the case outlined by Vanderbilt, a Polymarket user placed a wager of nearly $200,000 on Oct. 31 that Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts would be re-elected. About an hour later, the New York Times published a Times/Siena poll showing Ricketts leading.

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