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estearumyesterday at 7:38 PM3 repliesview on HN

Most gambling "games" are quite a lot harder to acquire and use insider knowledge on though.

People don't play in corrupt markets for very long.


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mountainriveryesterday at 7:48 PM

Sports betting has been around forever, and it has been gamed forever. Gambling is often an addiction and some cheating doesn’t stop people from doing it

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yndoendoyesterday at 7:50 PM

The movie _Casino_ highlights how insider information was and is used to improve the house odds [0].

Information about a players wellbeing and their life goes a long way. Example, they would pay paper boys to talk to coaches to find out non public information. Such as if a player of the team is going through relationship problems.

[0] https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/524-casino

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blazespinyesterday at 7:55 PM

"People don't play in corrupt markets for very long." ... ahhh, it's not a bug with Polymarket - it's a feature.

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