▲ 68 ▼ we're going hurricane for hurricane on the weather channel (hexbear.net) submitted 2 years ago by DoctorKropotnik@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago (5 children) If sports is okay - why can't Americans bet on the weather? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago Insurance companies do. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can we bet on the weather? I don't really look at betting sites. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago I don't know anything about sports betting other than it exploded in size in the US after a supreme court ruling. I didn't know that until I saw some headlines and comments about it here. At this point if Trump wins - I won't be surprised if he created TrumpBetting.com and people were allowed to bet on not just Hurricane A vs Hurricane B but anything. He'd face instant lawsuits from the blue states but what would he care? AG Ted Nugent and FBI Director Kid Rock wouldn't exactly bring him to justice. They'd brag how much they, themselves, like to use the site. permalink fedilink source parent [–] abc@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, you can bet on anything although this is technically just buying options I'm not really that financially smart to intuitively know how you'd profit off this beyond buying low selling high (unless you live in the hurricane landfall area lmao). https://www.hurlos.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ped_xing@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Could you put up your house so that if the hurricane wins, the rubble is somebody else's problem? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago Insurance companies do. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (3 children) Can we bet on the weather? I don't really look at betting sites. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago I don't know anything about sports betting other than it exploded in size in the US after a supreme court ruling. I didn't know that until I saw some headlines and comments about it here. At this point if Trump wins - I won't be surprised if he created TrumpBetting.com and people were allowed to bet on not just Hurricane A vs Hurricane B but anything. He'd face instant lawsuits from the blue states but what would he care? AG Ted Nugent and FBI Director Kid Rock wouldn't exactly bring him to justice. They'd brag how much they, themselves, like to use the site. permalink fedilink source parent [–] abc@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, you can bet on anything although this is technically just buying options I'm not really that financially smart to intuitively know how you'd profit off this beyond buying low selling high (unless you live in the hurricane landfall area lmao). https://www.hurlos.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ped_xing@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Could you put up your house so that if the hurricane wins, the rubble is somebody else's problem? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago I don't know anything about sports betting other than it exploded in size in the US after a supreme court ruling. I didn't know that until I saw some headlines and comments about it here. At this point if Trump wins - I won't be surprised if he created TrumpBetting.com and people were allowed to bet on not just Hurricane A vs Hurricane B but anything. He'd face instant lawsuits from the blue states but what would he care? AG Ted Nugent and FBI Director Kid Rock wouldn't exactly bring him to justice. They'd brag how much they, themselves, like to use the site. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abc@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, you can bet on anything although this is technically just buying options I'm not really that financially smart to intuitively know how you'd profit off this beyond buying low selling high (unless you live in the hurricane landfall area lmao). https://www.hurlos.com permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ped_xing@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Could you put up your house so that if the hurricane wins, the rubble is somebody else's problem? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ped_xing@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago Could you put up your house so that if the hurricane wins, the rubble is somebody else's problem? permalink fedilink source parent