Prediction market pays news networks to launder gambling as analysis

According to Popular Information and Public Notice, CNN and CNBC have been prominently featuring Kalshi prediction markets while inconsistently disclosing that Kalshi is also a paying business partner. Rather than treating these markets like reference materials—polls or weather data—the networks appear more deeply integrated with the platform, raising questions about whether gambling odds are being presented as legitimate news analysis without proper disclosure of the financial conflict.

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