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Before Kalshi and Polymarket there was the Iowa Electronic Markets

Jun 24, 2026 · 22m
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✨ AI Summary
  • This episode explores the history of prediction markets.
  • Election betting was common until the 1940s.
  • An excerpt from NPR's Throughline podcast is featured.

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