News Summary

• Six in 10 Americans oppose using prediction markets to wager on election results, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
• Opposition crossed party lines: 69% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans opposed election betting.
• 65% opposed betting on US military actions and 63% opposed wagers on government policy announcements or decisions.
• Three-quarters of respondents said wagering on real-world events through prediction markets is a form of gambling; 8% disagreed.
• The poll measures public sentiment, not whether the contracts are legally gambling or whether any particular market should be allowed.