That's how it's already done, afaik. But cheers for coming up with the idea independently (if you didn't read it in one of the discussions about Polymarket, of course).
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Sounds like something that already exists and is happening right now
Does Kalshi and Polymarket not do this already? It’s just an “event tied financial instrument”, so it’s completely legal in the US.
I’d probably put most of my money towards something like this that actually incentivizes us to eat the rich.
I would bet you have to choose the date range and cause of death, and "murdered" is never one of those choices.
Damn, OK, now THIS is a proper shower thought.
The Dead Pool. Dirty Harry movie with Clint Eastwood and a miscast Jim Carey.
wait wait wait wait wait. jim carey was in dead pool? what was he. like 5? is that movied newer than I think it is?
It was the last Dirty Harry movie... 1989 or 1990? Jim Carey plays a heavy metal rock star and lip syncs Welcome to the Jungle while filming a music video.
yeah I think I just could not remember how long that movie series went.
If you want to live in the John Wick universe, this is how you make it happen.
No idea how it's legal but
https://www.dougstanhopescelebritydeathpool.com/Home/TheGame_mode-POINTS
Comedian Doug Stanhope runs a celebrity death prediction betting pool.
He's got lawyers, so I'm sure it's all above board.
It's a bit like putting a price on somebody's head then buying an assassin with a loan using the expected bounty as collateral.
Then you skip payments and they repossess your honda.
We need to see the demented financial instruments Wallstreetbets would create with this
That is called a "necroporra". You bet on some famous people dying this year and win money of they do.
There was a guy from the Cypherpunks community who set such a thing up (in the 90s/00s). IIRC, he was jailed after the courts rejected his defence that he was merely running an innocent betting site.
It's so dumb he was jailed. Like he did nothing wrong
Tell that to the judge