Voters reveal who they put money on winning Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris election after historic betting odds

Voters person revealed the staggering amounts of money they person been placing connected the 2024 statesmanlike election. 

DailyMail.com took to Times Square successful New York City to inquire those conscionable however overmuch they had been lumping connected either Kamala Harris oregon Donald Trump. 

One idiosyncratic told america they backed Harris with $500 portion different antheral said helium had enactment $5,000 down connected Trump to triumph the contention to the White House. 

His person jokingly added that helium 'did not person $5,000', and 1 pistillate said that she would enactment a cardinal dollars connected Harris if she had the wealth to bash so. 

Platforms similar Polymarket and Kalshi person allowed punters person been capable to back the 2 prospective presidents, with some platforms taking successful staggering sums. 

Another antheral said helium would enactment his lifesavings connected Harris, portion wearing a t-shirt which branded erstwhile President Trump arsenic a scam artist.

One antheral said helium was truthful assured successful President Trump sweeping the predetermination that helium would enactment $5,000 connected him to win, adding: 'Why not?' 

Polymarket, the busiest of these betting platforms, which person appeared implicit the past 5 years, has seen astir $3.2billion successful trading measurement connected wagers.

Kalshi, a U.S. CFTC-regulated site, has seen $241million successful trading connected its predetermination result contract. 

Its second-largest betting contract, connected the electoral assemblage margin, has drawn $45million.

According to the Kalshi societal media pages, Trump present holds a 14 percent pb arsenic the polls commencement to adjacent astir the country. 

They are besides reporting that Pennsylvania, a vitally important authorities to some campaigns, is being led by Trump by 8 percent. 

Other likelihood by the level person Harris winning Michigan by a resounding 62 percent, portion Trump takes Georgia connected likewise numbers, winning with 63 percent. 

The institution person installed a billboard successful Times Square showing real-time bets being placed connected the predetermination adjacent wherever we asked radical walking done the area.

Outside of the US, UK based institution Betfair person said that they person saw £206 million, which equates to $268 million, enactment connected their predetermination victor market. 

The institution are presently giving Trump the champion accidental of winning with a percent of 62 percent.  

Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: 'Donald Trump is inactive the odds-on favourite successful the contention to the White House, but the conflict for the cardinal plaything states is starting to vigor up connected the Betfair Exchange.

'Nevada - which earlier contiguous was pulling for Trump with likelihood of 4/5 (58% chance), has seen the Democrats gaining crushed successful the past hr oregon so.

'The Democrats are present astir into evens (50% chance) from 5/4 this day (42%) and we are expecting plentifulness of question connected this cardinal marketplace arsenic the nighttime unfolds.'

Similarly, the different six cardinal plaything states are seeing plentifulness of enactment connected the Betfair Exchange with punters alert these states volition apt determine the outcome.'

Participants and watchers are divided implicit whether specified betting markets, wherever prices offered are shaped by the value of the bets, are a robust starring indicator for the result of the predetermination oregon are distorted by ample bets and bespeak the views of a niche crypto club.

Elon Musk, for one, has said betting markets are 'more close than polls, arsenic existent wealth is connected the line' and mainstream quality sites are citing their odds.

Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, said bettors are a much close denotation of the effect than the polls due to the fact that they person 'skin successful the game.' 

He told DailyMail.com: 'We should decidedly spot the [wagering] markets. Prediction markets are places wherever radical person wealth connected the line. People don't prevarication with their money.'