Prediction Markets Come to Canada via Wealthsimple. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Wealthsimple just launched its new betting platform, but for now, Canadians can only bet on the economy, financial markets, and the weather.
So what happens when we start betting on politics?
Host Sam Konnert talks to Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Katherine Long about the wild world of Polymarket and Kalshi, the scandals that have followed them in the US, and what Canada can learn before prediction markets inevitably expand.
Host: Sam Konnert
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering)…
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