US senators urge crackdown on wildfire betting amid warnings of arson risk

Experts warn that prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi could motivate arson by allowing users to bet on wildfires. The Guardian reports that Democratic senators from six states responded this week by sending a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, urging the agency to rein in the practice.

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