Prediction market Kalshi suspended Republican House candidate Laurie Buckhout for three years after discovering she had bet on her own race. Buckhout, who is challenging Democratic Representative Don Davis in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, had purchased less than 1,000 dollars in contracts related to her own candidacy. She agreed to pay a penalty of 2,589.96 dollars, which exceeds her original wager. This sanction is part of a series of measures taken by Kalshi to eliminate insider trading on its platform.
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