Prediction markets are booming. Oversight is barely there.

Update: 2025-09-16

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Prediction markets once lived on the academic fringe. Now they’re trading billions on politics, sports, and celebrity gossip — under rules never designed for retail gamblers. Originally published on September 16, 2025.

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Prediction markets are booming. Oversight is barely there.

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Prediction markets are booming. Oversight is barely there.

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Prediction markets are booming. Oversight is barely there.

Molly White

Prediction markets are booming. Oversight is barely there.