Betting on the war

[peter0425]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

[DubemIfedigbo001]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

I think gambling is slowly turning all realities around the world into a game. There are some things that should be treated with utmost caution and sensitivity, but alas, almost everything is now a gambling subject. I am not against gambling, but I am against what I perceive as human insensitivity masked into gambling.

I've not seen nor heard anyone gambling in that context nor any provider including it in their platform, but honestly if I see one, I would not be surprised.

[freedomgo]

it's offered in polymarket. https://www.ainvest.com/news/betting-odds-strike-iran-surge-32-67-polymarket-2506/

But my personal take. I think this kind of possibility shouldn’t be something people can bet on. It should be illegal to offer wagers like this. I don’t see it in regulated sportsbooks, so I guess they’re complying with the rules.

But since Polymarket isn’t regulated, they can offer it. Still, I think it’s unethical. We shouldn’t be hoping for a war to happen, so betting on it just shouldn’t exist.

[bubilas]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

On the one hand, this is very strange, because it is not ethical, because people die in the war, buildings and distribution chains collapse. The phenomenon of refugees, poverty and suffering begins. On the other hand, the polymarket has already made everyone so accustomed to betting that perhaps even rich influential corporations will bet on insiders, as well as influence the desired outcome of the war with their resources. After all, even Trump can make such bets, because he already made shitcoins and was not afraid of the ethical side of this mass deception of a large number of people

[Pandu Geddon]

Anything can be a bet in this world, even for something that goes against morals and ethics. The bet I mean is an unofficial bet, which might be done by a group of young people with some witnesses.
I'm not sure people who bet on war, or bookmakers, provide bets that have an unspecified duration. Wars may last longer than we think.
Indeed, sensitive things should not be bet on.

[Beparanf]

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

It’s not ethical however betting on events including the most sensitive topic is not regulated especially that there’s already a decentralized betting option available to any event that you want to bet.

I’m not a fan of betting on this type of event since it’s unpredictable and no basis on betting however I do watch some streamers placing bet on this market while there’s a lot of volume on this option on sportsbook that reflects its popularity.

Many gambler earned big by betting on US that will join the war so I guess the popularity will now increase.

[rachael9385]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

It's funny that I see so many unethical things that people are betting on lately, just recently I saw a thread about how people placed bets on the second coming of Jesus. There are certain lines that shouldn't be crossed, placing a bet on the war means that you are taking the lives of people involved as a joke. If you were in their position and you found out that people did the same it would be something disheartening to you

[Dunamisx]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

I cant bet in this kind of event this leads to killing of people just like that, it does not make sense that we are deriving pleasure with what is causing some other people to cry and mourn for their loved ones, this is unethical practice, war is not what should be taken for fun, if we had ever experienced one, then we will know how important it is to have peace and not to see others in war, this is really pathetic and we should rather be praying for them to have peace.

[stadus]

Many gambler earned big by betting on US that will join the war so I guess the popularity will now increase.

And now they’ve entered...I wonder what the betting odds are for this? Polymarket is the only popular prediction market offering it, but they won’t really thrive if people don’t support or patronize them, so in the end, it’s still on us.

Well, I think it can’t be stopped anymore.
And sure, we can say it might be unethical, but at the end of the day, business only has one goal,  and that’s to make money.

[_act_]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

You can visit Polymarket, you will see such bets there.

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

There is nothing bad about it because you bet or you do not bet, nothing can change what will happen. If there would be a war between two or more countries, your bet does not have any effect on the war. So why not bet on it? As for me I can bet on it.

[masulum]

Making geopolitical conflicts a betting reflects the dark side of the modern world, where large-scale tragedies are reduced to speculative opportunities. Behind the thousands of possible casualties, infrastructure destruction, and generational trauma, there is still room for bookies and gamblers to guess such as "who will attack first", "how long the conflict will last", or "when the oil price will spike." Ethically, this is almost unjustifiable, because it treats human suffering as an entertainment commodity. This is not a form of freedom, but a sign of the death of empathy. But in reality, the betting industry never moves on the basis of morals, but rather market demand. As long as there is uncertainty and sensation, global conflicts will always have betting value. A world where lives and explosions are counted like match scores, it is no longer about right or wrong, but about how big the chances are and how many dare to bet. Because the market (supply and demand) for these odds will be very influential even though it is unethical and disrespectful.

[hyudien]

For platforms that offer this type of betting and also for bettors who like to bet on war tragedies, I will not be against it because it is your business and your money but for me personally I do not want to be involved in betting on things that involve human tragedies because war is about lives and when lives are at stake we have to question whether we still have empathy. Just because everything can be bet on does not mean it is okay to do so.

[criptoevangelista]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

When it comes to money, most people are completely irrational and only think about themselves and how to make more profit. So I wouldn’t be surprised by any bets related to wars, atomic bombs, or missiles, there are probably bets happening right now, in fact. Human beings are truly insensitive, especially when money is involved. There’s nothing that can be done.

[Russlenat]

When it comes to money, most people are completely irrational and only think about themselves and how to make more profit. So I wouldn’t be surprised by any bets related to wars, atomic bombs, or missiles, there are probably bets happening right now, in fact. Human beings are truly insensitive, especially when money is involved. There’s nothing that can be done.

I guess this is the reality now, people will always find a way to make money, even on things that are clearly unethical. I wouldn’t even be surprised if there’s already a betting option for a possible World War 3.

These things just exist, and we can’t really do much about it. After all, whether we like it or not, there will always be people willing to bet on it. And if the government can’t regulate it, it’ll stay as a betting option for some.

[Agbamoni]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

I was about sharing the link freedomgo posted, he beat me on that one. That's by the way though.

The Polymarket is where you see the expected and unexpected predictions offered by many gamblers.
If people can bet on the coming of Christ, is the Iran - Israel they cant bet on?

[EluguHcman]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

The above listed events where related to politics which requires voting to emerge the new pope, that practically hold some atoms of fun if to say. The hurricane or the Typhoon is a natural disasterous event which peoples opinions is needed on how it would perform in  the affected places, when it may stop and also determines if it will extremely affect other neighboring places where it has not been effective.

Those are for geographical analysts which event can also be inspiring to determine such a nature.
In the aspect of war, it is is never encouraging for bookmakers to include such pandemic events in their prediction event lists because there is definitely nothing to learn about such.

No fun and no civil morales instead, it will be misleading and could be sentiments amongst players based on their deceptive opinions and also encourages continuities which societies has already been set to panic where lives and properties are being destroyed.

[kotajikikox]

It is not morally correct but I doubt that this would stop people. As long as money is involved, I am sure that a lot would want to be involved and take their chances. It is not illegal per se so there is nothing anyone can do to stop it but it is very uncomfortable to see people betting and making jokes of serious topics.

[Ishicryptic]

The only constant thing in life is change, some change are good while others are bad, it also depends on how we choose to accept a new reality, personally some changes that I have seen in betting this year are morally deficient. People can now bet on things that are holy like selecting a new Pope, and the coming of Jesus Christ, in 2025, recently seeing bets on the outcome of war, I think that it is very wrong. We are gradually losing respect for morale values by betting on things that we are supposed to reflect on with respect, compassion and humility. I won't be surprised anymore if hear that people are betting on bizarre things that are considered abominable just for fun and to make money.

[dimonstration]

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

If you pray for the destruction of the country in able for your bet to win then it’s not morally right but if you bet based on analysis no string attached then I think it’s just a betting game on a hot event right now.

Although it’s hard to bet no string attached on this kind of event so in general it’s not morally right.

I don’t understand why people bet on this while there’s a lot of option available on sports rather than the odd one related on sensitive matter.

[Omahabit]

When the Pope was being decided in the conclave, people were betting on it. When there was hurricane or typhoons, people would also bet on the casualties. Have you seen people bet on about the war between Iran and Israel and now USA too?

If yes, do you think it is morally or ethically correct? For me, no. There are real people's lives at stake here. I think it is so tone deaf for people to bet on their lives. What do you think?

I don't just think it is ethical or humane to actually place a bet on the outcome of war efforts by both Iran and Israel, because that is not the only wars ongoing by countries of this world and i bet there is any bet placed on the Ukraine and Russia war so why even bring up a post as this to begin with.