2026-08-06T16:39:31.176038Z

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.

2026-08-06T19:29:57.924001Z

BigMacHole@BigMacHole@thelemmy.club

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I PRAY to GOD that Prediction Markets WRITE LEGISLATION to STOP People from putting a Viral Bet on if Billionaire Island in Florida will BURN DOWN! PLEASE just let us bet on OUR deaths NOT the Deaths of Rich People!

-Republican Voters!

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