inb4 everyone was betting yes so there was no profit and that’s why they pulled it
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that isn't how prediction markets work; the house gets their fees regardless.
mb. that’s odd then you’d think the kind of business already hosting betting predictions on wars wouldn’t gaf about nuke predictions. maybe they’ll fire the exec that made the choice
I think it's actually maybe a bridge too far even for them - it reminds me of this scene in Bowling for Columbine where the brother of Oklahoma City bombing accomplice Terry Nichols reluctantly concedes that there should be some limits to the right to bear arms.
Apparently nuclear weapons are a constitutionally guaranteed right!
Isn’t the government already blatantly proven to be profiting from these? I remember something about a white house address ending abruptly because some israeli account bet thousands on it ending early or wtv. surprised actual nuclear war is a breaking point
Damn, easy win too, if it goes off nobody would be left to collect.