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If U.S. Election Is Disputed, Prediction Markets Could Face 'Hornet's Nest'

How will Polymarket and Kalshi resolve their presidential contracts if there's another Jan. 6 or Bush v. Gore situation?

By Marc Hochstein|Edited by Bradley Keoun

Updated Nov 4, 2024, 3:33 p.m. Published Nov 4, 2024, 3:29 p.m.

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 1948, file photo, President Harry S. Truman at St. Louis' Union Station holds up an election day edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which - based on early results - mistakenly announced "Dewey Defeats Truman." (AP Photo/Byron Rollins) — A media outlet could make a call on election night and then reverse it, as the Chicago Daily Tribune did in 1948 following this infamous headline. (Byron Rollins/Associated Press)