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With casino empire gone, Trump family bets on prediction markets (cnn.com)
5 points by breve 3 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Nope, no conflicts of interest or perverse incentives for people positions of power to see here. Move along, everyone. Move along.


the conflict of interest angle is real but the bigger story is that prediction markets are now mainstream enough for major political families to want a piece. a year ago these platforms were niche crypto experiments. now theyre doing billions in volume and attracting serious capital from both sides of the political spectrum




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