rich 1.0 As online prediction markets continue to grow, Connecticut leaders are raising concerns about their risks. A new report from State Comptroller Sean Scanlon warns platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket can fuel gambling addiction, insider trading, and underage participation. We spoke with the comptroller to learn more. To read the comptroller’s full report: https://osc.ct.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/August-3-2026-Economic-Update.pdf (https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosc.ct.gov%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FAugust-3-2026-Economic-Update.pdf&data=05%7C02%7CEric.Urbanowicz%40connmedia.com%7Cd8a661497e0f4a5cbcc708def484810f%7Cd04886a6140c4129980a0f1eb38ba106%7C0%7C0%7C639217047151620703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IOmq1OnRnNsXEp4Vuyr6Un8kMPLveTB2WuiHeSvPZe4%3D&reserved=0) WICC The Voice of Connecticut https://audioboom.com/channels/4994425-wicc-the-voice-of-connecticut Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43778652/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8937192/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>