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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@lemmy.blahaj.zone 63 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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 0 points 11 hours ago

the dow is over 50,000

[–] errer@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day 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 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

i might have to check out this polymarket thing.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It sounds great, if you have insider information.

[–] IronBird@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

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

[–] spacesatan@leminal.space -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

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

[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 0 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

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

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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?

[–] YesButActuallyMaybe@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Just stick to scratch tickets at the gas station bro

[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 4 points 1 day 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.