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Senators demand crackdown on wildfire “prediction market” bets | Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/senators-demand-crackdown-on-wildfire-prediction-markets/
Ars TechnicaSenators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" betsFire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
Yeah no shit! What the fuck?!
Fuck every person that takes part in a bet like this. I’ll put them in the same category as Trump voters. Scorched earth.
Replying to @Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
Just start a betting pool on if the kalshi or polymarket head offices get firebombed in the next 60 days, problem solved either way.
Replying to @Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml
I didn’t expect to open the comments and laugh. Well done.