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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)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 137 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Most cyberpunk read today.

How that shit is not illegal is beyond me. Gambling is already predatory but outside of sports and in fucking armed conflicts is abhorrent.

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    We are in the crime is legal era

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Crime is legal... to the degree that you are sufficiently connected.

    🔲 - White

    🔲 - Male

    🔲 - Cis

    🔲 - Hetero

    🔲 - Christian (preferably conservative evangelical Protestant)

    🔲 - Politically conservative

    🔲 - Wealthy

    The more of these you can check off, the more crimes are legal.

    "For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the law."

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Because Trump took charge of the SEC. The crypto just handles payments - the market itself is centralized and exists with the permission of the state.

    Wake me up when there's a bet that angers people in power, it gets censored, and someone launches a fully p2p version.

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