Episode 120
How Popular Is Election Betting?
The Assignment with Audie Cornish · CNN Podcasts
June 17, 202427m 52s
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Show Notes
What can we learn about the future of our elections from political prediction markets? Audie calls up Thomas Gurca, Director of Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM), an online futures market that includes political betting. He explains what makes prediction markets different from traditional gambling and how IEM continues to predict presidential elections with better accuracy than the polls.
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