Staffers Make ‘Thousands’ Betting on Their Candidates

Campaign Staffers Say They’re Using Non-Public Poll Data to Profit on Prediction Markets

Casino country.

Staffers Make ‘Thousands’ Betting on Their Candidates

NPR: “For this campaign staffer, the method was simple. First, they’d receive a tip on an unreleased poll and compare it with the odds on a prediction market, like PredictIt or Polymarket. If the poll reported their candidate had a better chance of winning than the prediction markets, they’d use this edge to buy low-cost odds on their candidate — known as event contracts — before the poll was released.” “On prediction markets, the price of an ev…

Campaign staffers are making ‘thousands’ betting on their own candidates: report

Political employees say practice is increasingly commonplace as regulators struggle to keep pace

“Everybody Made Money”: Campaign Staff Are Betting on Their Candidates

And they’re making bank.

Campaign staffers say they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

Campaign staffers are turning private polling data into personal paydays. They describe election prediction market as a "Wild West" for staffers.

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

Campaign staffers are turning private polling data into personal paydays. They describe the election prediction market as a "Wild West" for staffers.