There’s a reason both Kalshi and Polymarket were quick to make political connections (aka pay bribes). They know what they are doing is illegal, and waiting for legislation like sports betting apps did would take too long. So they bought get out of jail free cards instead.

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mahboi 40 minutes ago | parent [-]

Trump's family being on the board is alarming for another reason. There are several markets about the president's actions that often involve missiles.

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cj 18 minutes ago | parent [-]

If the goal is to profit off of bombing other countries, why do you need Kalshi?

If you have advance knowledge of an attack, there are much less conspicuous ways to profit off that.

	▲	mahboi 13 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		What's the less conspicuous way? Oil futures are more conspicuous. Though I'll bet he's doing that for someone less directly connected.
	▲	freejazz 6 minutes ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Who cares about being conspicuous anymore? The president openly takes crypto bribes...
	▲	whateveracct 7 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's just another avenue for grift. In corrupt governments, the people up top ration out minor grifts to subordinates to keep them loyal.