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Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story (www.timesofisrael.com)

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[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 61 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Can you put out a contract on someone just by betting on polymarket that they won't die by a particular date?

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[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 16 points 5 months ago

Advanced money laundering skill: 100

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 16 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Lmao I think technically that would work… but I also don’t know how tightly polymarket polices/moderates wagers like that.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

https://polymarket.com/event/trump-out-as-president-by-march-31

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[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

I think they already do that, didn't people make money off betting on the ayatollahs death?

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