Rostin Behnam

Intro: Pratik's thoughts on the first Republican presidential debate

Part I: Pratik interviews PlayUSA columnist Steve Friess about his reporting on why political prediction markets missed the 2022 Senate races, and why the policymaking community is skeptical of political gambling.

Part II: Jonathan Zubkoff (Zubby Badger) discusses the circumstances in which Trump will attend a Republican debate

Timestamps

0:12: Pratik introduces the interview with Steve Friess

1:37: Pratik introduces segment with Zubby Badger on whether Trump will attend a debate

2:59: Political betting insights from the first Republican debate

10:32: Friess's interest in political gambling

13:55: Why betting markets missed the 2022 midterms

21:05: Policymaking community's skepticism of political gambling

39:17: Factors in whether Trump will show up to a Republican debate

Mick Bransfield and Pratik Chougule do a deep dive into the Fifth Circuit's decision to grant PredictIt a preliminary injunction and what it means for traders as well as the broader political betting community. Bransfield and Chougule also speculate on why PredictIt still isn't rolling out new markets.

4:53: Summary of Fifth Circuit ruling
14:51: CFTC attorneys and their legal strategy against PredictIt
27:19: PredictIt hiring for a DCM
31:21: New markets at PredictIt?
34:20: SSG website down

Part I (3:46): Adrian Smith responds to CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam's concerns that election markets could turn the CFTC into an "election cop." 

Part II (27:01): Iabvek and Pratik side bet on whether Ron DeSantis will even win one county in the Republican primaries

Part III (36:37): Mick Bransfield discusses whether Kalshi "killed" PredictIt and/or Polymarket and how the FOIA process works at the CFTC

Part IV (40:53): Mailbag on Kalshi's recent debt ceiling market

Mick Bransfield and Pratik Chougule do a deep dive into Kalshi's latest attempt at the CFTC to offer election markets.  

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