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Prediction markets approach $200 million in settled contracts
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Extra Extra has grouped 6 reports on this story from 6 news outlets across the political spectrum. By political lean, that breaks down as 2 left-leaning, 1 center, and 3 right-leaning sources.
With a coverage-diversity score of 92 out of 100, this is one of the more evenly reported stories in our index right now — left, center, and right outlets are all giving it attention.
On reliability, 5 of the 6 rated outlets carry a high or mostly-factual reliability rating (A or B) and 1 outlet fall into our mixed or lower-reliability tier (C or D). Ratings are drawn from independent assessments and are meant to help you weigh each report, not to tell you which to trust.
This story has been covered over the span of about 3 days, making it a longer-running thread rather than a single news flash.
Below, the same story is laid out side by side as left, center, and right outlets reported it. Read across the columns and watch what changes: the headline emphasis, which facts lead, the adjectives, and what each side leaves out. The story itself rarely changes — the framing almost always does.
Outlets covering this story: Iowa Capital Dispatch, Nebraska Examiner, Ballotpedia News, One America News, City Journal, The Center Square.
Left(2)
Iowa Capital DispatchBAug 1, 1:00 PM
Online prediction markets rile up state lawmakers
CHICAGO — The escalating feud between states and online prediction markets was on full display at a summit of state lawmakers this week as legislators publicly scolded Kalshi and Polymarket, the two m
Nebraska ExaminerBAug 1, 9:30 AM
Online prediction markets rile up state lawmakers
CHICAGO — The escalating feud between states and online prediction markets was on full display at a summit of state lawmakers this week as legislators publicly scolded Kalshi and Polymarket, the two m
Center(1)
Right(3)
One America NewsDAug 1, 11:35 PM
George Santos settles CFTC probe over Kalshi prediction market trades
Former New York Representative George Santos has agreed to pay approximately $35,000 to resolve federal regulatory allegations that he illegally manipulated prediction markets by betting on his own at
City JournalBJul 29, 5:00 PM
Prediction Markets Are Hot. But Can They Avoid Becoming Casinos?
The once-promising technology has been beset by legal and moral problems, both the result of a big bet on sports gambling.
The Center SquareBAug 1, 2:02 PM
Election 2026: Top prediction markets have Cooper about 90%
(The Center Square) – Nine in 10 bettors in prediction markets are favoring Democrat Roy Cooper over Republican Michael Whatley for the U.S. Senate seat from North Carolina in the 2026 midterms.
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