‘The ads got to me’: College-age adults are rushing to prediction market sites. Addiction experts are alarmed (opens in new tab)

When Andrew needed money for a flight with friends to Greece this summer, the 18-year-old high school senior turned to prediction markets. With a $500 cash advance from his credit card company, Andrew sat in a Starbucks for more than six hours, trading on live tennis matches on Kalshi. He left with …