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yonderbarn@yonderbarn@lazysoci.al
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States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules

lite.cnn.com/2026/08/28/business/states-prediction-markets-gambling-federal-appeals-court
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ParlimentOfDoom@ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip
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Replying to an earlier post

Why was this a question. It’s obviously fucking gambling. Putting money on the outcome of an event is the fucking definition of gambling…

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Raiderkev@Raiderkev@lemmy.world
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Replying to @⁨ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip⁩

No, you’re buying contracts that change value based on the outcome of the event. It’s clearly investing. Just like when I go to the casino and invest in blackjack. Same, same.

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