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Suspicious Prediction Market Activity Before Political Poll Release

Suspicious bets were placed on Polymarket shortly before two recent New York Times/Siena political polls were released. A user bet almost $200,000 on Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts' re-election, winning over $77,000. The user also placed similar large bets on other markets, including Kalshi. Vanderbilt University researchers suggest further investigation is needed as it is hard to write off as a random occurrence.

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