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Betting On Hawaiʻi Politics Is Legal Despite State’s Gambling Ban
Users can wager on when indicted Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke may resign via the prediction market app Kalshi, which operates outside Hawaiʻi's gambling law. The state's gambling ban does not apply to Kalshi, allowing such political predictions.
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