A survey covering 4506 American adults showed that 69% of Democratic respondents and 61% of Republican respondents oppose betting on election results through market predictions. Platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi allow users to bet on US elections, government policies, and sports events, which has sparked regulatory lawsuits between state governments and federal agencies. 43% of respondents oppose betting on professional sports events, while 29% support it. The Trump administration has pushed for the regulation of the industry by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and 39 states and the District of Columbia have submitted friend of the court statements, stating that the dispute between federal and state regulatory agencies has evolved into a nationwide jurisdictional dispute. (Source: Reuters)