They can already do this easily with the stock market.

Usually though people's pay/power directly correlates with how badly they can screw the company if they go (legally) rogue.

But anyone can get a job at XYZ, buy puts, and go and set the factory on fire the next day. Betting markets don't change the fact that you'll be arrested, except that you'll be arrested for a few thousand dollars rather than whatever you can squeeze out of options.