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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Abhorrent': the inside story of the Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war

Horekunden expressed frustration with the Institute for the Study of War, describing their frontline maps as incoherent and unhelpful for settling bets on Polymarket.
Russo-Ukrainian War
Media industry
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Polymarket's Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster

Polymarket's Situation Room pop-up bar aimed to showcase global prediction markets but faced significant technical issues during its opening.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

US lawmakers Murphy, Casar push legislation to regulate prediction markets

Senators Murphy and Casar introduced the BETS OFF Act to prohibit wagers on government actions, terrorism, war, and events where individuals control outcomes, preventing insider betting on geopolitical conflicts.
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World news
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Polymarket Takes Down Betting on Nuclear Detonation After Backlash

Polymarket archived a nuclear detonation betting market after criticism that prediction markets on catastrophic events could influence government decision-making and monetize mass casualties.
World news
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran | TechCrunch

Prediction market users profited from betting on Iran military strikes, with suspicious trading patterns suggesting possible insider information access.
US politics
fromReadWrite
4 weeks ago

BETS OFF Act targets controversial political prediction markets

U.S. lawmakers introduced the BETS OFF Act to prohibit prediction markets from offering contracts on government decisions and events where insiders could profit from privileged information.
World news
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Polymarket Takes Down Betting on Nuclear Detonation After Backlash

Polymarket archived a nuclear detonation betting market after criticism that prediction markets on catastrophic events could influence government decision-making and monetize mass casualties.
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