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Polymarket bets on 2025 L.A. wildfires show just how ugly the online gambling market can be

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7d ago US predictive market (gambling) company #Polymarket is allowing Americans to wager on #wildfires. What could possibly go wrong? #Arson. www.vox.com/today-explai... #EnvironmentalCollapse #EndTi… -7.0
7d ago Polymarket users bet over $1M on LA wildfire outcomes. Now lawmakers worry the wagers could incentivize something far worse. ×2 -4.0

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T1 Polymarket bets on 2025 L.A. wildfires show just how ugly the online gambling market can be 📄 wildfire_policy latimes.com exploitative, grotesque, alarming
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