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·德马里尼斯说,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.
他还错误地说邮寄投票存在欺诈。
Platform officials say these activities are not gambling.
平台官员说,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,整个股市都受选举影响。
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.
这几乎保证了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或州长选举等问题上。
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和民意调查。
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.
马里兰州也计划提出类似要求。
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来影响舆论。
Or a candidate can use good odds to raise money.
或者,候选人可以利用有利赔率来筹集资金。
Columbia professor Eric Tully cites research that big bets lead others to follow.
哥伦比亚大学教授埃里克·塔利引用研究说,大额赌注会诱导其他人跟风。
But platform officials say traders with money motives fix mistakes.
但平台官员说,有经济动机的交易者会纠正偏差。
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在市场下注。
This may be easier in small elections and causes trouble for law enforcement.
这在小型选举中可能更容易实现,也给执法带来麻烦。