Posted Jun 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM UTCEExternal LinkShould we bet on when we get the first Polymarket-related wildfire?Forget for a moment that it’s morally disgusting to let people bet on wildfires; people have already spent $1.2 million doing it. The real question is when someone will commit financially-motivated arson in order to win their bet — because unlike other major environmental events, massive fires are easy to create.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Elizabeth Lopatto
Should we bet on when we get the first Polymarket-related wildfire?
Forget for a moment that it’s morally disgusting to let people bet on wildfires; people have already spent $1.2 million doing it. The real question is when someone will commit financially-motivated arson in order to win their bet — because unlike other major environmental events, massive fires are easy to create. [Link: People are betting on wildfires. Should they? - High Country News | https://www.hcn.org/articles/people-are-betting-on-wildfires-should-they/ | High Country News]
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