North Carolina candidate in battleground race penalized for betting on her campaign

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:31:06 GMT

A Republican seeking to flip a key battleground district in North Carolina has been fined and suspended by the prediction market Kalshi after she bet on her campaign. Laurie Buckhout, a retired Army colonel running against Democratic Rep. Don Davis, will pay a $25,000 fine and is suspended from the platform for three years. “I […]

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