A Democratic congressman had harsh criticism for Polymarket for allowing users to bet on the date the United States would confirm the rescue of Air Force service members shot down over Iran.

  • ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    17 days ago

    Remember kids, profit off a downed pilot and you’re a monster

    Make a profit off 175 dead Iranian Schoolchildren and you’re on the DOW

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    17 days ago

    No bets should be placed on any of the events of the war given we can’t trust either side to present any factual information.

      • IronBird
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        15 days ago

        tbh the real money is on knowing how to arbitrage a spread

      • spacesatan@leminal.space
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        17 days ago

        You can also bet on stuff that nobody has insider information on. You know, if you’re an adult and you’re capable of judging your own risk tolerance.

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          17 days ago

          I admit I’ve been a bit curious since I’ve been hearing about it so goddamn much recently it seems.

          Can I use this with a desktop/browser or is it phone/app only?

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            17 days ago

            Both I think. Idk I’m on kalshi because polymarket is technically banned in the US and I can’t be bothered with crypto. The second polymarket has a market on some variation of ‘Trump dies of natural causes before leaving office by other means’ I’ll consider the hoops worth jumping through.

  • LettyWhiterock
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    15 days ago

    Gambling on the fate of a member of a fascist military seems pretty morally neutral.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    15 days ago

    And meanwhile, gambling on the Iran wars and child murders that is aaaalll fine, those are brown people