Seeking gambling and mental health experts for story on prediction markets Seeking gambling and family health experts for a story on expanding prediction markets and the potential gambling damage to younger gamblers Title: Prediction markets are luring younger gamblers, and that's a problem Summary: Prediction market platforms are in blockbuster mode in early 2026, as Wall Street analysts point to a disturbing trend - teenage gamblers. Truist analyst Barry Jonas notes that 18-to-20-year-olds, mostly blocked from gambling in the US, are pivoting to prediction platforms like Kalshi, and betting on everything from college basketball to Donald Trump’s next Federal Reserve pick. While that demographic is driving traffic to prediction market platforms, gambling experts say the risk is to big to teenage betters. Here’s why. We're looking for experts to weigh in and answer the following queries: 1. What are prediction markets and how do they work? 2. Where does gambling element come into the picture? 3. What's your view on younger Americans using prediction markets as a gambling vehicles and what are they betting on? 4. What are the primary risks in younger people betting on platforms like Kalshi? 5. What are industry and government regulators doing, if anything, to manage and curb the youth gambler element in prediction markets? 6. What steps can parents and family caregivers take to protect younger family members (usually men, were told) from prediction market downsides and why do they work? Thank you.