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Plurality in new polling says prediction market betting on elections should be illegal
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A plurality of respondents to a new poll believes placing prediction market bets on election outcomes should be illegal. The Politico survey found that 44 percent of 1,167 respondents believe betting on election results should be illegal. Three in 10 respondents said the practice should be legal, wh
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