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Polymarket let users bet on wildfires. Lawmakers warn that could spur arson.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, said that “you never want to encourage the obscene act of starting a fire.”

Anchorage Daily News · August 12, 2026

As wildfires rushed down the hills surrounding Los Angeles in January 2025, Polymarket users were trying to correctly predict how many acres would burn - chasing a payout for getting it right. Some users appeared to grow uneasy, even as Polymarket le

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