Betting Site Investigates Suspicious Israel Election Bets Before Polls Closed

Betting Site Investigates Suspicious Israel Election Bets Before Polls Closed

Polymarket, a betting site on real-world events, is investigating suspicious, profitable trades placed shortly before polls closed in Israel's election, the Wall Street Journal reported on 29 October 2026. The trades bet Benjamin Netanyahu would do better than his opponent. Bloomberg reported hundreds of new accounts were involved. The open question: did the traders have secret information?

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