07-01-2026 15:40 via news.slashdot.org

Polymarket Refuses To Pay Bets That US Would 'Invade' Venezuela

Polymarket is disputing that the mission to capture Nicolas Maduro constituted an invasion and said it will only settle a prediction contract if the US military takes control of Venezuelan territory. From a report: The decision by the prediction market has angered gamblers and added to the controversy surrounding a successful wager on the timing of Maduro's capture that netted more than $400,000 in winnings for a mystery trader.
The dispute over the definition of "invade" highlights just one of
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