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Harris Overtakes Trump in Betting Odds

CosmicTaco · 2024-11-02T23:25:27.242384+05:30

- Vice President Kamala Harris has surpassed former President Donald Trump in election prediction markets for the first time in nearly a month. - FiveThirtyEight’s model gives Harris a 49% chance of winning, while The Economist shows her with a 52%-48% edge over Trump. - Election betting has surged, with some experts viewing it as an indicator of the election’s outcome. - New platforms like Robinhood and Interactive Brokers have launched election betting, while Kalshi has federal approval for U.S. election bets. - Despite Harris' lead on one platform, Trump remains ahead on Polymarket by 15.7 cents as of Saturday morning. Source: [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/11/02/harris-retakes-election-odds-lead-with-betting-market-as-trump-remains-favorite/), [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-overtakes-donald-trump-first-time-weeks-oddsmaker-1979031)

Vice President Kamala Harris has surpassed former President Donald Trump in election prediction markets for the first time in nearly a month.
FiveThirtyEight’s model gives Harris a 49% chance of winning, while The Economist shows her with a 52%-48% edge over Trump.
Election betting has surged, with some experts viewing it as an indicator of the election’s outcome.
New platforms like Robinhood and Interactive Brokers have launched election betting, while Kalshi has federal approval for U.S. election bets.
Despite Harris' lead on one platform, Trump remains ahead on Polymarket by 15.7 cents as of Saturday morning.

Source: Forbes, Newsweek