Prediction market roundup: Volume on 2026 US midterms approaches $1 billion
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Over the summer, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan articulated on a closely-watched Netflix documentary why the 2024 US Presidential Election served as an inflection point for the prediction markets industry. On the back of a landmark court victory, prediction markets gave Americans a legal option to trade on political contracts as Donald Trump handed Kamala Harris a resounding defeat. While NBC News and several other networks declared a dead heat in the final polls, Polymarket gave Trump odds of around 58% as booths closed on Election Night.
Source: iGaming Business
