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Delaware County updates poll workers’ oath to ban election betting on Kalshi and Polymarket.
Officials say the change aims to prevent conflicts of interest in elections.
The update was reported by Spotlight PA and cited as part of the oath revision.
The policy affects county poll workers in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The news underscores ongoing scrutiny of prediction markets in public elections.
The policy change comes as part of broader efforts to preserve election integrity.
Spotlight PA is cited as the source of the oath update details.
No specific names of poll workers are disclosed in the report.
The update does not indicate a statewide policy, but a county-level change.

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Washington lawmakers are tightening oversight of prediction markets to protect market integrity, drawing bipartisan consensus on preventing insider trading use.
Polymarket halted a market after concerns it breached integrity standards amid a high-profile exchange over a live rescue.
Kalshi supports stronger action to regulate insider trading and keep prediction markets onshore under federal oversight.
Bipartisan proposals are emerging to limit federal employees' market bets amid concerns about public trust and decision-making distortions.
Polymarket operates largely offshore with limited U.S. access, highlighting regulatory gaps that lawmakers seek to address.
States like California are weighing action to curtail or regulate prediction markets, arguing they function as unlicensed gambling platforms.
The CFTC remains central to the debate, with leadership emphasizing market integrity despite questions about its enforcement capacity.
Kalshi presents itself as a regulated alternative that bans extreme markets and advocates onshore regulation.
The White House has urged officials to avoid nonpublic information for financial gain in relation to prediction markets.
The debate has brought the CFTC into sharper focus as the sole U.S. regulator for prediction markets amid state-level actions.

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The Masters generated $545 million in total trading volume on Kalshi, the highest ever for a single sports event on the platform.
The standout Masters Champion contract traded about $460 million, ranking second behind the 2024 presidential election in Kalshi history.
Golf markets on prediction platforms benefit from four-day leaderboards, allowing traders to rebalance positions as scores change.
The week of April 6–11 marked a record notional volume across Kalshi and Polymarket, underscoring rising interest in sports market trading.
Sports contracts accounted for over 85% of the weekly turnover on Kalshi and Polymarket, signaling a shift toward sports markets.
The Masters exceeded the combined NCAA tournaments in turnover, illustrating golf’s rising importance to prediction markets.
Golf’s rising appeal to prediction market traders is attributed to multi-day events with evolving odds and deep liquidity.
The Masters set a benchmark for 2026, prompting questions about sustained engagement beyond Augusta’s win.
The article notes that Masters activity occurred despite broader market volatility in the week.

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