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Kalshi suspends 3 congressional candidates for wagering on their own elections (apnews.com)
14 points by geox 7 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments
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As long as they bet on themselves winning, it seems kinda fine? They're not really manipulating things, just profiting from their own work...

Betting on themselves losing would be a problem, since then they could manipulate the result by sabotaging themselves. But that only works one direction.


Could also sabotage others



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