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Justin Sydnor on prediction markets, politics and elections

Wisconsin School of Business risk management and insurance professor Justin Sydnor considers questions raised by the growth of prediction markets to place bets on elections and other political events.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

October 16, 2026

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