Making money without selling your vote
Via 2004-08-09 Newsweek:
The Iowa Electronic Markets are real-money futures markets in which contract payoffs depend on economic and political events such as elections.
The IEM 2004 US Presidential Winner Takes All Market is a real-money futures market where contract payoffs will be determined by the popular vote cast in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election. Please see the market prospectus for specific details of this market.