Kalshi Suspends GOP House Candidate for Betting on Own Race

The Washington Post reported that prediction market Kalshi suspended Republican Laurie Buckhout after discovering she had placed wagers on her North Carolina House race. Buckhout told the outlet she had bet on herself literally and called the move a dumb mistake. She added that her time as a Kalshi trader proved short-lived. The account was suspended once the activity was identified. No further details on the size of the bets or any potential winnings appear in the available posts.