Campaign staffers making ‘thousands’ betting on their own candidates using insider information, report says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsCampaign staffers making ‘thousands’ betting on their own candidates using insider information, report saysPolitical employees say practice is increasingly commonplace as regulators struggle to keep paceJoe Sommerlad Thursday 07 May 2026 17:16 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972381","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/polymarket-kalshi-political-betting-b2972381.html","title":"Campaign staffers are making ‘thousands’ betting on their own candidates: report"}}CloseRelated: President Donald Trump unconcerned by soldier who bet on Nicolas Maduro captureSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics"},"isClimate":false}Campaign staffers are us...