Chuck Darwin<p>People began <a href="https://c.im/tags/betting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>betting</span></a> Thursday on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections <br>after a judge’s ruling allowing the wagers <br>— the only ones to be legally approved by a U.S. jurisdiction.</p><p>New York startup company <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kalshi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kalshi</span></a> began taking what amounts to bets on the outcome of the November congressional elections after a judge refused to block them from doing so.<br>The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb in Washington enabled the company, at least temporarily, to offer prediction contracts across the country<br>— essentially yes-or-no bets <br>— on which party will win control of the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> in November.<br>“The Kalshi community just made history, and I know we are only getting started,” said <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tarek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarek</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mansour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mansour</span></a>, a co-founder of the company. <br>“Now is finally the time to allow these markets to show the world just how powerful they are at providing signal amidst the noise, and giving us more truth about what the future holds.”<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/betting-on-elections-kalshi-gambling-trump-harris-882f1e6e4f434f0e6ac6e5985a5583ce" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/betting-on-</span><span class="invisible">elections-kalshi-gambling-trump-harris-882f1e6e4f434f0e6ac6e5985a5583ce</span></a></p>