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World Cup Final boosts prediction-market activity on Kalshi and Polymarket

The soccer tournament is pushing prediction markets to new user records, potentially making it the biggest gambling event on record.

The World Cup final has driven a surge in betting on prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, according to the NYT Business.

The outlet reports the tournament has helped propel the prediction markets to new user records.

NYT Business also characterizes the event as possibly the largest gambling happening in history, based on the scale of activity it is generating.

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