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Prediction markets are taking big bets on Ontario municipal races. Here's what the rules say

CBC News · October 15, 2026 at 2:32 p.m.

Prediction markets are taking big bets on Ontario municipal races. Here's what the rules say

Betting on the outcome of elections isn’t allowed in Canada — but that’s not stopping prediction market websites like Polymarket and Kalshi from taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in wagers on who will win Ontario’s municipal races this October.

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