Roasting the Press Episode 67 for Sunday, April 13th, 2025
The End of Polling As We Know It, Bill Maher has Dinner with Donald Trump & Muslim Woman Explains the Situation in UK.
The End of Polling As We Know It
New York based Polymarket calls itself the “world’s largest prediction market,” but mostly it’s an online gambling casino where people make bets on various “real world” outcomes using crypto-currency on a custom blockchain to bypass gambling regulations forbidding the direct exchange of cash.
It’s essentially a “prediction market,” designed to reward gamblers who make the right choice. As noted initially in the December 24th, 2024 CBC News post, “Polymarket and the rise of political betting,” the firm has moved into political commentary in a big way.
Media outlets, including crypto-currency focused CoinDesk, have reported a significant increase in Liberal leader Mark Carney’s odds of winning Canada’s Federal election, rising from 26% a month prior to 49% by mid-March and 79% last week. It’s currently hovering around 74%.
As noted in the April 12th, 2025 CoinDesk post, “Mark Carney Could Easily Wi…
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