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Feds probe 'mention markets' amid White House Kalshi controversy

Betting on what people say is becoming an increasingly popular category of prediction market sites. Now, federal officials have opened a probe examining whether those markets are a magnet for manipulators.

Feds probe 'mention markets' amid White House Kalshi controversy
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Betting on what people say is becoming an increasingly popular category of prediction market sites. Now, federal officials have opened a probe examining whether those markets are a magnet for manipulators.

(Image credit: Erin Hooley/AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Originally published at NPR Business

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