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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by johnhamlin on Thursday April 23, 2026 @02:25PM (#47879477)
Remember when it was just common sense that letting people gamble on things would undermine the integrity of those things?
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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by LanceH on Thursday April 23, 2026 @02:48PM (#47879888)
The critics of prediction markets needs to decide if they are against the markets because they are gambling, or because they aren't gambling.
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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by tsunagatta on Thursday April 23, 2026 @03:11PM (#47880223)
No, they don't. It's fine to be against them in both ways, considering that the platforms themselves can't decide if they're gambling or not.
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