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Young adults under 21 traded $5B on Kalshi this year (cnn.com)
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No surprise. The gambling will increase to all ages as long as AGI marches on, and permanently destroys jobs for all workers. (not just white collar workers)

But who cares. Please keep building those AI agents, because the proposed solution of UBI will work, and save workers from needing money and they do not need to pay for rent right? /s


A federal appeals court recently ruled that states can regulate prediction marketplaces as gambling luckily. Engage your state legislators and regulators.

9th Circuit sides with states in Kalshi gambling fight - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49485452 - August 2026

States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49484510 - August 2026




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