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Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of downed Air Force officer (techcrunch.com)
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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.

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[-] ianhclark510 87 points 2 months 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

[-] spagbolioli@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

the dow is over 50,000

[-] errer@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months 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.

[-] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago

i might have to check out this polymarket thing.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 months ago

It sounds great, if you have insider information.

[-] spacesatan@leminal.space 3 points 2 months 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.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months 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?

[-] spacesatan@leminal.space 6 points 2 months 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.

[-] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is that one of Polymarket's categories of bets? The "no insider trading here" category?

[-] spacesatan@leminal.space 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If you can't figure that out on your own then you probably shouldn't bet on it.

[-] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

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

[-] LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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

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