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Kalshi attacks a Wisconsin law banning election bets as 'voter suppression'

Wisconsin election officials recently warned voters that betting on the midterms could disqualify their vote, or result in prosecution. That prompted legal threats from the prediction market Kalshi.

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Bobby Allyn is a business reporter at NPR based in San Francisco. He covers technology and how Silicon Valley's largest companies are transforming how we live and reshaping society.
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