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Kalshi and Polymarket Bets On Clinical Trials Criticized As 'Ghastly'


An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Billions of dollars are traded every week on the lightly regulated prediction market sites, where users bet on everything from movie reviews to elections to conflicts in the Middle East. Clinical trials are just the latest area where the industry's rapid...

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