Polymarket bets on Dublin Central by-election causing 'grave concerns' – Tánaiste

Simon Harris promised a deep dive into the 'wild west' of online betting markets that he said were 'secretive, murky, and unregulated' 

Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris at Government Buildings on Tuesday. He made his comments about Polymarket betting on Irish elections at the Banking and Payments Federation annual conference. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The Government has “very grave concerns” at suspicious bets being placed on the election results in the Dublin Central by-election on prediction market Polymarket, the Tánaiste has said.

Simon Harris said the Government would undertake a “deep dive” into Polymarket and the bets on the by-elections.