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The 2026 election may test how heavy trading in prediction markets affects campaigns and results.

The 2026 election may test how heavy trading in prediction markets affects campaigns and results.

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September 8th, 2026

The 2026 election may test how heavy trading in prediction markets affects campaigns and results.

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Prediction markets have grown quickly this year, covering important autumn elections.

预测市场今年交易量增长很快涵盖秋季的重要竞选

States are trying to ban them as casinos without licenses.

各州正试图把它们当作没有牌照的赌场来禁止

Officials worry that high-risk odds could affect American democracy.

官员们担心高风险的赔率可能影响美国的民主

Election managers worry about people thinking they can influence results. Money rewards will hurt trust in elections and democracy.

选举管理者担心,如果人们觉得自己能影响结果经济奖励会损害对选举和民主的信心

Jared DeMarinis, the Maryland election board manager, said this is a "troubling trend."

马里兰州选举委员会管理者贾里德·德马里尼斯这是一个令人不安的趋势”。

Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi let people buy and sell contracts about event results.

Polymarket和Kalshi等平台允许人们买卖与事件结果相关的合约

Prices usually range from 1 cent to 99 cents.

价格通常从1美分到99美分

As trading grows, President Trump pushes for voter identity verification changes.

交易增长的同时特朗普总统推动选民身份验证改革

He also wrongly says mail-in voting has fraud.

他还错误地邮寄投票存在欺诈

Platform officials say these activities are not gambling.

平台官员这些活动不是赌博

They say it is like trading stocks or bonds, and it has federal insider trading protection.

他们说这就像交易股票或债券并且受到联邦内幕交易保护

Columbia Law professor Joshua Mitts also thinks the whole stock market is affected by elections.

哥伦比亚法学院教授约书亚·米茨也认为整个股市受选举影响

This year, prediction markets faced some problems.

今年预测市场遇到了一些问题

For example, predictions for the Wisconsin primary were wrong.

例如威斯康星州初选的预测出错

During the Los Angeles mayoral primary, online influencers accused someone of cheating.

洛杉矶市长初选时网络影响者指责有人作弊

Courts may not decide related lawsuits before the election.

法院可能不会在选举前决定相关诉讼

This almost guarantees that trading will reach an unprecedented level.

几乎保证交易会达到前所未有的水平

Billions of dollars may be bet on issues like control of Congress or governor elections.

数十亿美元可能投注在国会控制权州长选举等问题上

State and local election offices talk about teaching the public to tell market odds from polls.

州和地方选举办公室讨论教育公众,帮助他们区分市场赔率民意调查

Delaware County official Jim Allen made staff swear not to bet on elections.

特拉华县主管吉姆·艾伦要求工作人员宣誓不押注选举

Maryland also plans to make a similar rule.

马里兰州计划提出类似要求

Analysts worry that rich party members can raise a candidate's odds to shape public opinion.

分析师担心富有的党徒可以提高候选人赔率影响舆论

Or a candidate can use good odds to raise money.

或者候选人可以利用有利赔率筹集资金

Columbia professor Eric Tully cites research that big bets lead others to follow.

哥伦比亚大学教授埃里克·塔利引用研究大额赌注诱导其他人跟风

But platform officials say traders with money motives fix mistakes.

平台官员有经济动机的交易者纠正偏差

Mitts notes that candidates can push supporters to bet in markets.

米茨指出候选人可以鼓励支持者市场下注

This may be easier in small elections and causes trouble for law enforcement.

在小型选举中可能更容易实现执法带来麻烦

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