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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by mschuster91 on Thursday April 23, 2026 @01:46PM (#47878869)
> IRC, the TOS of these betting markets prohibits tampering.

Good luck proving it.

> IIRC, someone bet on a streaker at the super bowl, did the streaking themselves, made 6-figures on the bet, bragged about it publicly, and the market negated the bet and recovered the money.

Yeah, exactly. Far easier to prove and to even get the idea to investigate that person in the first place.

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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by ortusdux on Thursday April 23, 2026 @02:14PM (#47879291)
The markets make their own TOS and define the burden of proof needed to overturn a bet. They don't want tampering to risk their cash cow, so I'd imagine they are going to be proactive.
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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by IX-103 on Thursday April 23, 2026 @02:21PM (#47879411)
They don't want the appearance of tampering. They don't really care about tampering itself because they make their money either way.

So as long as you are subtle about it they won't even investigate, as a public investigation would make it seem like tampering was common.

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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by michaelt on Thursday April 23, 2026 @02:41PM (#47879750)
I'll tell you another thing that will risk their cash cow - a reputation for not paying out when gamblers win big, because of vague and specious accusations of fraud (which the gambler denies)
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