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The AP is partnering with Kalshi.
The outlet will provide Kalshi with elections-related data — namely, vote counts and race calls — that will be available on the predictions market platform. The AP licenses its elections data to many sources (including other news outlets). What’s notable is that Kalshi and other predictions markets are increasingly blurring the line between actual news and a thing a guy online decided to put money on.
TL;DR
- The AP is partnering with Kalshi.
- AP will provide Kalshi with elections-related data like vote counts and race calls.
- This data will be available on Kalshi's predictions market platform.
- The partnership blurs the line between actual news and online betting.
- Users may learn about vote counting percentages through the platform.