NPR reports that some campaign staffers are using election prediction markets to place bets on their own candidates, describing the activity as a “Wild West” and saying it can produce personal earnings. According to staffers interviewed by NPR, they make “thousands” of dollars by betting based on information they may have from campaign work, including private polling and internal expectations about race dynamics. The reporting characterizes prediction markets as a space where staffers can translate campaign knowledge into financial gain, while also raising questions about oversight and rules governing who can bet, what information is used, and how campaign staffers’ conduct is monitored. NPR presents the staffers’ accounts of the practice and the scale of potential payouts, but the report does not identify specific regulations being tested in detail. The story focuses on firsthand descriptions from campaign workers and situates the practice within the broader context of how prediction markets operate during election cycles.