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Senators demand crackdown on wildfire “prediction market” bets | Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You speak as if prediction market gambling started in the US. That's as much bullshit as claiming it started in your country. Things like this have been going on for hundreds of years.

[–] PHLAK@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, but not at the scale that apps and the internet allow and with the legal backing of the US government.