{"id":313280,"date":"2026-01-28T15:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/betting-on-almost-anything-the-controversial-side-of-prediction-markets\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:00:48","slug":"betting-on-almost-anything-the-controversial-side-of-prediction-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/betting-on-almost-anything-the-controversial-side-of-prediction-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting on almost anything? The controversial side of prediction markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VXkduJxt6IA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Betting on almost anything? The controversial side of prediction markets\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VXkduJxt6IA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What if you could bet yes or no on almost anything? Will the U.S. invade Greenland for example, or how much snow will fall in New York?<\/p>\n<p>Elections, court cases, scandals; the real world suddenly turns into a betting slip. The growing popularity of prediction markets has turned day-to-day events into tradable probabilities, blurring the line between finance and gambling.<\/p>\n<p>These markets already exist in the US, where people wager on outcomes to predict the future. <\/p>\n<p>Supporters say they\u2019re powerful tools to judge the &#8216;wisdom of the crowd&#8217;, but sceptics argue they\u2019re open to manipulation. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a market that is already raising ethical and regulatory questions &#8211; like should you be able to bet on disaster or even war &#8211; though predictions market Kalshi says it does not list on war, terrorism, death, violence, and criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>But this new trend may be heading to the UK; this time they\u2019re playing by a different set of rules. So how do they work, why are they controversial, and what does this mean for the future of gambling and trading in the UK?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if you could bet yes or no on almost anything? Will the U.S. invade Greenland for example, or how much snow will fall in New York? Elections, court cases, scandals; the real world suddenly turns into a betting slip. 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