A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that most Americans who took part oppose betting on US elections. They also oppose betting on other government actions. Cointelegraph reported the result on Oct 18, 2026, in an article by staff writer Michael Millard, edited by Robert Lakin.
This puts the public at odds with the prediction market industry. That industry lets people place bets on US elections and on sporting events. The poll covered the political side: elections and government actions.
Some details are not in the report. It does not give the exact share of respondents who were opposed, the number of people polled, or the dates of the poll. It also does not name any prediction market platform or describe any response from the industry.
For someone already holding a perpetual futures position on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this changes nothing directly. The report does not mention any of these exchanges, perpetual futures, funding rates, trading fees or liquidity. It is a poll about public opinion, not a rule change, and no regulatory action is reported.
Source: cointelegraph — Most Americans polled oppose betting on elections: Reuters