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A LED sphere screen shows information inside the new location of the prediction market online platform Polymarket called "The Situation Room."

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Polymarket Apologizes For Taking Bets On American Pilots Downed Over Iran

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Commissioner of Major League Baseball Rob Manfred

It’s Gambling

<p>Leland Nally is a writer living in Los Angeles.</p>


Leland Nally

Lisbon , Portugal - 3 November 2021; Tarek Mansour, Co-founder, Kalshi on Centre Stage during day two of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

Prediction Markets Are Betting On A Grim Future

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