White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgld65x396go

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disorderly@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Thus solving the problem once and for all!

aramis87@fedia.io · 4 pts · 150d

Psst .... Hey, Tony, can you do me a favor real quick?

Fucking bullshit is what it is. I bet they're going to use this announcement as a way to try to blame all their backroom bets on some poor Pentagon intern-equivalent.

dumbass@piefed.social · 17 pts · 150d

Ohh now they tell them

CubitOom@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 150d

I predict they will continue.

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 150d

... without giving Trump his cut.

sylver_dragon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 150d (1 reply)

Somewhere there is a Russian Intelligence Analysts whose primary assignment is watching prediction markets. And he's probably providing solid intel from it.

Sabata11792@ani.social · 2 pts · 149d

Somewhere

They probably have a new inside guy as the old one got dementia real bad.

13igTyme@piefed.social · 4 pts · 150d

The "help" are not to be profiting.

PhatalFlaw@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 150d

"Okay guys, no more putting money on this stuff, we're in the news too much, wink wink." "Did you just say wink out loud? I don't think you're supposed to say it...."

BigDiction@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d

Shorting figures in the Trump admin has been a surprisingly profitable play.

PhoreTwunny@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 150d

😉