How PredictIt Became the Biggest Winner in the 2020 Presidential Election

Inside the Wild Stock Market for Politics Where Traders Bet On Our Next President
How PredictIt turned a chaotic election into a haven for political junkies looking to make a buck
Jean-Luc Bouchard
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13 min read·
Oct 27, 2020
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Illustration: Shira Inbar
Right now someone, somewhere, is trying to make money off the latest news cycle. When the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping the globe, people began flipping hand…
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Written by Jean-Luc Bouchard
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Bylines in Vox, VICE, The Paris Review, BuzzFeed, and more. Contributor to The Onion. Check out my work here: jeanlucbouchard.com.
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