Donald Trump Jr. assume papel estratégico em plataforma de apostas online
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Donald Trump Jr., son of US President-elect Donald Trump, announced that he will be a “strategic advisor” to Kalshi. The online betting platform allows guesses on a variety of topics, including elections.

In a post on the social network X, Trump Jr. highlighted how the platform was useful during the presidential elections. “On the night of the presidential elections (on November 5), when the biased media were talking about a tight race, my family and friends used Kalshi’s quotes and knew that we had won hours before the lying journalists,” he wrote.

Donald Trump Jr. enters the prediction market

Trump Jr.’s hiring was celebrated by Kalshi director Tarek Mansour. According to him, “prediction markets have the potential to become the leading financial market and a powerful source of truth.” He added: “No one is better positioned than (Donald Trump Jr.) to help us achieve this mission.”

The Kalshi platform offers bets on various topics, such as elections, cultural events, financial markets and weather conditions. In other words, the focus is to provide an experience that combines entertainment and analytical data.

Among this week’s betting options, the site presented curious scenarios. Users could predict who the future Canadian Prime Minister will be, which personalities President Joe Biden will pardon before ending his term on January 20 and even the price of bitcoin.

During the elections, Republicans frequently highlighted that betting platforms pointed to Trump as the favorite. This contrasted with traditional polls, which predicted a close race with Democrat Kamala Harris.

In this way, Kalshi positions itself as an alternative resource, offering insights based on real data and market insights.

Expansion of betting in entertainment and politics

The online betting market has diversified, going far beyond sports. Platforms like Kalshi seek to attract an audience that values ​​both data analysis and the opportunity to engage with global events in an interactive way. So, with the entry of Trump Jr., the company can expand its reach even further.

Therefore, the news reinforces the trend of transforming the prediction market into a central element in digital entertainment. But it remains to be seen how the presence of public figures like Trump Jr. will influence user behavior and the expansion of this sector.