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I am opposed to banning election futures markets on the basis that they are considered "gaming."
I have found prediction markets, such as PredictIt.org, to be useful in seeing trends in the political arena. Crowd-sourcing opinions, especially when opinions have a financial stake, are more reliable and timely than polling data.
In particular, PredicIt.org has placed a reasonable $850 limit on positions. This is not an arena for high-stakes gamblers, or wealthy individuals seeking to distort the market.
Thank you for your consideration,
Thomas R. Brimacombe
