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JudyM

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1. Great that they investigated and prosecuted, glad it was just "several" people doing it. Interesting counterpoint to US.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 11:34 AM

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Another bettor netted more than $400,000 after placing a wager that Nicolás Maduro would soon be out as Venezuela’s leader less than five hours before nighttime explosions rocked the capital of Caracas. The bet on Maduro fueled suspicions that someone used inside knowledge of the closely held U.S. operation to make a quick profit.

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Several U.S. lawyers specializing in prediction markets said the Israeli arrests marked the first time that they were aware of anyone being arrested for insider trading on one of the platforms.

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Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes [View all] demmiblue Thursday OP

Great that they investigated and prosecuted, glad it was just "several" people doing it. Interesting counterpoint to US. JudyM Thursday #1

I played on predictit.org for a while, but those "markets" are just easy to exploit William Seger Thursday #2

Our tax dollars at work wolfie001 Thursday #3