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Most in new poll oppose bets on elections

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 60 percent of Americans oppose election betting, while just 13 percent support it, with opposition spanning both parties.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new Reuters and Ipsos poll out today finds sixty percent of Americans oppose betting on election results, with only thirteen percent in favor.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd it cuts across party lines, so Republicans and Democrats finally agree on something, and it's that nobody should be wagering on the midterms.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a unity moment, and I'd call it a growth opportunity for democracy.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe other twenty-four percent are still deciding.

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