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Back to Episodes'It turns the entire world into a casino' - Polymarket explained
Published 1 week, 4 days ago
Description
Betting on everything and anything has seen a surge in unregulated online prediction markets, like Polymarket. In the latest development, a U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on Polymarket.
Gannon Ken Van Dyke made the plea in a New York federal court yesterday.
So how is polymarket being used to observe and predict military strikes?
- GUEST: Bobby Allyn, NPR tech correspondent
- PRODUCER: Eddy Diamond