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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
Why can’t these people just go to casinos and lose everything on blackjack and roulette like normal gambling addicts?
Replying to @ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online
You mean go outside the house? Like some sort of peasant without the internet?
Replying to @ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online
We should have Kalshi bets on whether these people will ever be able to break their gambling addictions.
Replying to @ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online
Because you can’t control blackjack and roulette.
Replying to @billwashere@lemmy.world
Not with that attitude you can’t