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North Carolina congressional candidate banned from Kalshi for betting on her own race

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A North Carolina congressional candidate is banned from popular prediction market Kalshi for three years after betting on her own race. Republican Laurie Buckhout bought less than $1,000 worth of contracts tied to her own candidacy in the NC-01 Congressional District race, acc…

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  1. New York Post

    GOP House candidate in battleground district slapped with $2.5K fine, 3-year ban for ‘dumb’ Kalshi insider trades (opens New York Post)

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    North Carolina Republican hopeful Col. Laurie Buckhout, who is vying in a swing district, got reprimanded Monday for placing a bet on Kalshi about her campaign.

  2. CBS 17 Raleigh

    NC congressional candidate banned from Kalshi after betting on own race (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A North Carolina congressional candidate is banned from popular prediction market Kalshi for three years after betting on her own race. Republican Laurie Buckhout bought less than $1,000 worth of contracts tied to her own candidacy in the NC-01 Congressional District race, acc…

  3. Washington Examiner

    North Carolina GOP nominee suspended from prediction market for three years (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Laurie Buckhout, the Republican nominee for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, has been suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi for three years and fined over $2,500 after betting on her own race.

  4. WNCT Greenville

    Kalshi Fines, Bans N.C. GOP candidate Laurie Buckhout for self-betting (opens WNCT Greenville)

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    PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) -- Kalshi Exchange has released a notice of settlement against N.C. GOP candidate Laurie Buckhout for violating rules regarding trades on her own political campaign. According to Kalshi, Buckhout was in violation of Rule 5.

  5. The Hill

    Kalshi suspends GOP House candidate in North Carolina for betting on own race (opens The Hill)

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    Prediction market Kalshi has suspended GOP House candidate Laurie Buckhout from its platform for three years, after it determined she wagered on her own race. After launching her candidacy in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District last December, Buckhout purchased less than $1,000 worth of cont…

  6. Newsweek

    North Carolina Republican Hit With Kalshi Fine for Trading on Her Own Race (opens Newsweek)

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    Laurie Buckhout, who is running in a House battleground district, wrote in a statement to Newsweek that she made a "dumb mistake."

  7. FOX8 WGHP

    North Carolina congressional candidate banned from Kalshi for betting on her own race (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A North Carolina congressional candidate is banned from popular prediction market Kalshi for three years after betting on her own race. Republican Laurie Buckhout bought less than $1,000 worth of contracts tied to her own candidacy in the NC-01 Congressional District race, acc…

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