America’s new love affair with gambling drives Kalshi to $871 million haul on Super Bowl Sunday

America’s new love affair with gambling reached a crescendo on Super Bowl Sunday, when federally regulated prediction market Kalshi processed an eye-popping $871 million in trading volume—most of it tied to the NFL’s biggest game of the year. The haul capped a weekend that also saw the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29–13, but the more telling scoreline may have been the one between old-line sportsbooks and a new generation of finance-flavored betting apps.​​

The gambling revolution took off around 2018...