Betting

This page collects the 10 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Betting”. Coverage spans news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Prediction Markets, Election Integrity, and Misinformation.

1. Fri, Aug 281 item
   1. Concerns grow over prediction market manipulation ahead of midterms following fake polling stuntA 21-year-old individual released fabricated election polls under the name 'Median Strategies' as a social experiment, sparking widespread concern about the vulnerability of prediction markets to misiSan Diego
2. Mon, Aug 171 item
   1. Senators Padilla and Schiff urge regulators to ban wildfire betting marketsCalifornia Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are calling on financial regulators to prohibit prediction markets from allowing bets on wildfire outcomes. The senators argue that such financial inceSan Diego
3. Fri, Jul 171 item
   1. Reports of White House staff betting on speeches and mandatory testosterone screeningsA Guardian columnist reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced mandatory testosterone screenings for US troops aged 30 and over, while a White House teleprompter operator has been placUnited States

1. 01Commodity Futures Trading Commissionorganization2 mentions
2. 02Polymarketorganization2 mentions
3. 03Karen Bassperson1 mentions
4. 04Wyldfyreorganization1 mentions
5. 05Better Marketsorganization1 mentions
6. 06Pete Hegsethperson1 mentions
7. 07White Houseorganization1 mentions
8. 08Kalshiorganization1 mentions
9. 09Amanda Fischerperson1 mentions
10. 10Adam Schiffperson1 mentions