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‘Profiting off misery.' Lawmakers push back on Polymarket bets on deadly LA wildfires

‘Profiting off misery.' Lawmakers push back on Polymarket bets on deadly LA wildfires
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Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are among the elected officials pushing back against prediction market platforms after more than $1 million was wagered on the devastating 2025 wildfires, whose impacts continue to reverberate. As the Palisades and Eaton fires scorched Los Angeles communities, d...

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