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Online bettors spent over $40 million gambling on the identity of the next pope—one winner made $52,000 on a longshot

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Online bettors spent over $40 million gambling on the identity of the next pope—one winner made $52,000 on a longshot

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Bettors spent more than $40 million gambling on the outcome of the most recent papal conclave, on prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.

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Last Week Tonight recently did an episode on the rise of gambling addiction in the US. These types of bets did not exist until recently. These gambling apps allow people to bet on literally anything as a way to ensure addicts always have something to bet on.
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