Harris Overtakes Trump in Betting Odds

• 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