They quit their day jobs to bet on current events. A look inside the prediction market mania

Logan Sudeith, 25, estimates he clocks about 100 hours a week on prediction markets. Evan Frost for NPR

Evan Frost for NPR

Ask Logan Sudeith how many bets he places in a week and he’ll laugh. It’s a comical line of questioning for the 25-year-old former financial risk analyst, who estimates he clocks about 100 hours a week on prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket. After a while, understandably, some of the bets blur together. What are his net profits, though? That’s a number he’s got at the ready.

“Last month, I made $100,000,” said Sudeith, who does most of his

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