Harris Gets Big Bump Over Trump In Election Betting Markets—One Week After First Presidential Debate
ForbesSEP 20 2024
Trump Makes Gains in Election Betting Markets
Trump Makes Gains in Election Betting Markets
Above: Former US President Donald Trump departs following an address to the Detroit Economic Club at the Sound Board Theater in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Oct. 10, 2024. Image copyright: Sarah Rice/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Facts
According to election betting markets, former Pres. Donald Trump is predicted to win the US 2024 presidential election by an average margin of 53.2%-45.8% against his Democratic opponent, Vice Pres. Kamala Harris.
Part of Trump's recent rise in betting predictions, which has seen a 5% average jump for the former president in the past week and a 5% drop for Harris, comes from the crypto-based betting platform Polymarket, which has Trump winning 55.8%-43.5%.
On Thursday, other platforms such as Sky Bet, William Hill, and 888.sport gave Trump 55.6% odds of winning, alongside 57.1% odds on the platform Unibet. This is up from Trump's 52.4% odds on all four of those platforms on Oct. 2.
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