sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSenators demand crackdown on wildfire “prediction market” bets | Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1608arrow-down14cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
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minus-squarenullspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·2 days agoI’m against gambling, but at least with slot machines and poker tables there isn’t a cash incentive to go light the forest on fire.
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoWith sports betting you are still not allowed to bet on your own games or leauges. To remove betting on outcomes you control much of.
I’m against gambling, but at least with slot machines and poker tables there isn’t a cash incentive to go light the forest on fire.
With sports betting you are still not allowed to bet on your own games or leauges.
To remove betting on outcomes you control much of.