On this episode of Prediction Market Movers, host Chris Gerlacher sits down with Damon Thayer, Director of Politics at Prediction News and former Kentucky Senator, to explore the connection between sports betting, politics, and prediction markets.

Thayer takes listeners inside Kentucky’s journey to legalizing sportsbooks, discussing the behind-the-scenes process, economic impact, and what the state’s success means for the rest of the country.

00:00 - Intro

1:00 - The path to sports betting in Kentucky

7:00 - Who stopped sports betting in Kentucky?

9:00 - An immediate impact of legal betting in Kentucky

13:15 - Damon’s intro to prediction markets

19:00 - Prediction markets utilized in polling

27:00 - NY Mayoral race

33:30 - NY and Virginia gubernatorial races

40:00 - Post-Harris era for the democrats

42:30 - Kentucky bourbon

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