Fun fact: Prediction markets for politics date back further than most people think, with well organized betting markets operating between 1868 and 1940

During the 1916 election the total betting pool was $165m, a number that dwarfed the actual campaign spending that year

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It was a legal gray area at the time but widely practiced and organized

Were these markets legal or regulated at all? Didn’t realize they dated back this far