Americans are turning to VPN services to bet on the US election

There are just a few days left before the most awaited presidential election of the year and the polls still show a very close race between the two candidates: former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris.

It's in this divisive and uncertain context that increasingly more people in the US have been turning to the best VPN apps to access Polymarket, a popular online betting and prediction platform, to bet on who's going to be the winner.

"General industry data shows that VPN usage in the US has risen by approximately 15-20% in the last year alone, with prediction markets being one of the contributing factors," PureVPN reported on Thursday, October 31.

What's behind the spike in US VPNs?

A VPN, short for virtual private network, is a security software that encrypts your internet connections to prevent third-party snooping and spoofs your real IP ...