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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Chelsie Napiza

A $19 Bet on Trump's Surprise Press Secretary Pick Could Pay $1,896 as Kalshi Probes Suspicious Trades

Kalshi is examining prediction-market bets that backed Katie Zacharia at 1% odds to become Trump’s White House press secretary just before her appointment became public (Credit: Instagram: @katiezacharia)

A £14 ($19) punt on a long-shot candidate to be Donald Trump's next White House press secretary is now under scrutiny, after prediction market Kalshi began examining a cluster of correctly placed bets that backed Katie Zacharia at 1 per cent odds just before her appointment was made public.

Prediction market Kalshi is examining a handful of small bets that correctly backed Katie Zacharia as the next White House press secretary before her appointment was made public.

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