Gambling on sensitive matters.

[aoluain]

"Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, or a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.”

This is the comment of US lawmaker Seth Moulton about Polymarket's prediction about the fate of the US airman who is missing after bailing out of his fighter jet over Iran.

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

Some of us think like this but not everyone. Some people think everything is fair game as
long as we can try and make money regardless if the affects on others. There is so much
wrong with this type of betting. Personally I wouldnt do it.

Regardless of whether he was an enemy or not betting on some other persons life is wrong,
it seems to be a darker trait of humans and its nothing new.

[Accardo]

I also concur that betting in tragic and sensitive matters is obvious to have crossed the border on ethics. Gambling must be entertainment, and not a means to make a fortune out of the misery of people or real life tragedies. When bets are made on matters that involve danger or loss it dehumanizes serious human experiences into figures. This is our fault as bettors and we should not enter such markets. Platforms must also become more strict in this regard. Otherwise, it can easily destroy not only the integrity of gambling itself but also the sense of empathy with other people.

That market happened to have a different demographic audience who quickly jumped on the trend and have refused to leave for a while, the widespread of the gambling activities on both relevant and irrelevant matters has grabbed a powerful group of audience all over social platforms to follow up on what would happen over a real occurrence, to them, the players, it appears to be real and may not have any inside touch of change on the event, to the audience things would be much better, if the market gives them what is worthful to think of, other than this recent display.

[AmaGold70]

"Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, or a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.”

This is the comment of US lawmaker Seth Moulton about Polymarket's prediction about the fate of the US airman who is missing after bailing out of his fighter jet over Iran.

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

Any gambling that involves human life is a dangerous one, and that is exactly the case of polymarket. We play different type of bets, we play sports betting, and we also play casino games, and weather we are successful or not life goes on. But I can see something more dangerous than the ordinary bet we play , involving the lives of people. This kind of bet shouldn't go on, and any platform offering this kind of dangerous bet should endeavour to stop it , because I feel such bet  can be manipulated. I saw similar bet online where someone was offered thousands of dollars to escape from a distance, and a motorcyclist with gun was set to go after him from a far distance, but unfortunately for the man , the motorcyclist caught him, and shot him to death. No one should involve him or herself in this kind of gambling.

[bubilas]

"Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, or a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.”

This is the comment of US lawmaker Seth Moulton about Polymarket's prediction about the fate of the US airman who is missing after bailing out of his fighter jet over Iran.

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

This is absolutely correct, because if Polymarket really gave its users the opportunity to bet on whether the US pilot would survive or not, it would lead to half of the people in that bet hoping that something bad had happened to the pilot. This is not acceptable, and although Polymarket is a great platform that brings positive emotions to everyone, it should never allow such behavior. All bets should be morally correct, even if they involve war-related bets.

[Findingnemo]

I get it which is serious issue and can hurt the feelings of lot of people who is fighting for the country but they are the only one got feelings? What about Christians across the globe because I am sure there's many events related to the religion is available for betting that hurts the feeling of one who is following the religion very strictly right?

[dunfida]

"Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, or a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.”

This is the comment of US lawmaker Seth Moulton about Polymarket's prediction about the fate of the US airman who is missing after bailing out of his fighter jet over Iran.

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

Any gambling that involves human life is a dangerous one, and that is exactly the case of polymarket. We play different type of bets, we play sports betting, and we also play casino games, and weather we are successful or not life goes on. But I can see something more dangerous than the ordinary bet we play , involving the lives of people. This kind of bet shouldn't go on, and any platform offering this kind of dangerous bet should endeavour to stop it , because I feel such bet  can be manipulated. I saw similar bet online where someone was offered thousands of dollars to escape from a distance, and a motorcyclist with gun was set to go after him from a far distance, but unfortunately for the man , the motorcyclist caught him, and shot him to death. No one should involve him or herself in this kind of gambling.

They can put up everything that they do want but except for this one in speaking about betting on someones live whether they are still fine or they're dead. Just like on what everyon is saying on here is that making up some bets on someones misfortune is never been fun and not on ethical no matter what. Lets say we are betting due to curiosity but its never been fun and i dont see for it to be fun in any angle. For those who do bet that the pilot is already dead then we dont really know on whats up into their minds on why they bet that someones is dead? Are they happy that someone died? Even lets say that we are on a war but its not really that ethical nor right to bet on someones life or condition. Polymarket should really be that strict on releasing out these kind of bets even lets say that they are that popular but if  they would be continuing on doing this then they might be losing up some customers or bettors or the worst that they might be facing up some lawsuit? what you think?

[TedMosby]

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I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

Agree with that, it's about morality. Something like that is just like you are having fun with other people(who are also involved in that bet) about someone's life. In the worst scenario, you make money because someone is dead. Man, you can be smart or dumb, just don't lose your humanity and morality.

Other than this, I also don't like the idea of bets where the outcomes rely on politicians. For example, Trump saying a "specific word". This is a subject for insider bets for sure. Money is money, these people will always find a way even when the law says it's illegal.

[Hispo]

I get it which is serious issue and can hurt the feelings of lot of people who is fighting for the country but they are the only one got feelings? What about Christians across the globe because I am sure there's many events related to the religion is available for betting that hurts the feeling of one who is following the religion very strictly right?

If there are markets intended for people to bet on the suffering of Christians, it is something I have not personally found myself yet.
Though, keeping in mind the mind whole variety of markets there are on the internet, I would not be surprised if there are people betting on whatever it is going on in Nigeria with the prosecution of Christians or perhaps Laws in Europe which are pretty much contrary to Christian beliefs.

Many bettors may actually feel some thrill from betting in those markets because human suffering it is kind of a taboo when comes to making money.

[swogerino]

"Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, or a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.”

This is the comment of US lawmaker Seth Moulton about Polymarket's prediction about the fate of the US airman who is missing after bailing out of his fighter jet over Iran.

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

Absolutely right. War is never beautiful and there are no real winners in a war though this war is impacting all of us starting from US up until to Europe here as we are paying much higher prices for gas and diesel nowadays when we used to pay a much better price, where I live there is an increase of almost 0.50 EUR per liter which is really high and some people here are saying driving is a luxury nowadays especially if you have a car with a huge engine like 3000cc or 4000cc which most people have nowadays. Grocery store we are not seeing a big increase and hopefully I am wrong in this prediction but it will just be a matter of time when it happens. Now Polymarket or any other platform who offer such bets should be prosecuted for allowing people to bet on the pain that other people are feeling.

[suzanne5223]

Honestly, the provision gambling activities about the war and the lives of people is one of the reasons why I currently don't want to participate in the use of predictions market platform. Besides, I believe it's one of the reason why some countries ban the operation of Polymarket on their soil if the platform won't comply to their rules and regulations.
But I honestly think Polymarket and other predictions market platform that indulge in the provision of gambling service about something that have to do with the lives of people need to make some amendments to their services.

You are correct. Allowing all kinds of predictions on its platform might be one of the major reasons why Polymarket has been restricted in different countries. Some of these countries believe that Polymarket should be closely regulated because it offers bets that could potentially cause unrest. The predictions about when Jesus would return could lead to a religious crisis among fanatics. Some sensitive matters should not be used for gambling in established platforms.

Agreed with what you said because I believe PolyMarket should understand that gamblers that put stake their money on a certain activities added on their website always try to manipulate those they can manipulate. This reminds me the man that bet $50,000 that pitch invader would appear during the Super Bowl game and ran onto the field during the Super Bowl on by himself.
If that can happen they ought to know that people can do the samething when it come to betting on war or the lives of people lives.

[coin-investor]

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

With this statement, they just admitted their safeguard is weak; they took action because they were caught, but how about other bets that get in.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

It's immoral and unethical; it's like we are wishing bad on our fellow human beings. We hate it when we bet on animals fighting each other, but here we bet on the lives of human beings.

[shawonngp]

Honestly, even not on betting, just like seeing someone in pain while the people around them are just busy filming or gossiping about their loss, doing act like this already wrong. It’s even worse when it involves war. At the end of the day, it’s not about picking the win or lose, it’s about basic humanity. A soldier life isn't a game, and the results of a war should never be treated like some kind of jackpot. All of prediction market should makes another rules to reject any of sensitive matters become a new way to bet.

You are right. Especially in the country where I live now, there have been some major, tragic accidents in the last few years. During those accidents, many people get busy just filming, taking photos, and then using social media to compete to see who can earn the most. This is a very sad incident, because filming should not be done at all without helping someone in danger; it is inhumane. I have seen such unexpected betting on Polymarket before; it is nothing new, and it puts an airman in danger. It can never be the subject of betting; Capitalizing on someone's pain and betting is rude, I think. It is a very sensitive matter; Of course, the Polymarket should be careful about it in the future. Moreover, many will avoid it.

[pawanjain]

"Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, or a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.”

This is the comment of US lawmaker Seth Moulton about Polymarket's prediction about the fate of the US airman who is missing after bailing out of his fighter jet over Iran.

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

May be they have set up an automated system where they can automate any bets that are being placed on polymarket.
They should consider staffing a person for manually verifying whether the bets are worth betting and meets their guidelines.
Betting on someone's pain or something that harms others should be frowned upon.

[bhadz]

It should be a red flag when there are bets like that. And for bettors, we need to be compassionate and considerate. Despite that we're gamblers, we know what's right and wrong still. Because others think that it's just fine to put a bet on these misfortunes even if they're not. There should be 0% tolerance on these kinds of events for betting on others lives who are at stake or whatever situation they're facing.

Polymarket went too far on that, the issue with these prediction market is that they're quick to make profits out of intensifying activities, and this wasn't what should be used for a thing like that, they've gone past their limit and would be sanctioned for trying to make profits out of people's grief. It's becoming something else how these people don't think anymore before they act.

They really are for the profits because that's the reason why they've built these prediction markets. But it's true that they went too far when they keep on listing the random and unjustified kind of bets which they should have cleared first before allowing users to bet on it. As a platform, they still need to put some humanity into their service even if they are for these odd type of bets but there's a limit into it that they probably haven't foreseen that will outrage the public due to the bad situation that the people who are experiencing that misfortune.

[danadc]

Agreed with what you said because I believe PolyMarket should understand that gamblers that put stake their money on a certain activities added on their website always try to manipulate those they can manipulate. This reminds me the man that bet $50,000 that pitch invader would appear during the Super Bowl game and ran onto the field during the Super Bowl on by himself.
If that can happen they ought to know that people can do the samething when it come to betting on war or the lives of people lives.

Those are really interesting things. At the last minute, he managed to invade the field just to avoid losing the bet. That's something that, in my opinion, is wrong, but it was clever. At least the guy didn't want to lose that bet and did it in a way that ensured it would happen. But it's something that can be done. There are things that can't be manipulated, and prediction alone is the only way things can work. In all sports, there is manipulation and corruption.

[Bright0515]

People can choose to gamble on whatever they find on the poly Market, it's their Money and also their choice to make but one thing that needs to be understood is that we should not take advantage of other people's misfortune. I have never for once used the polymarket, this is because I don't really like the options I come across, it is better for me to always stick to betting sites or casino that I always make use of. Just because these issues doesn't affect us directly doesn't mean that we should take them for granted, betting on things like war and natural disasters isn't really humane

[sunsilk]

With this statement, they just admitted their safeguard is weak; they took action because they were caught, but how about other bets that get in.

That is true, they made an action appropriately because they have been called for that.

But lest there's no one called for that, they'll continue to just let it be there and let the bettors bet for it.

Well, this is a lesson not only for them but also for the other sports books that might present this kind of prop to seek attention from usual bettors.

[Bright0515]

"Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, or a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they’ll be saved. This is DISGUSTING.”

This is the comment of US lawmaker Seth Moulton about Polymarket's prediction about the fate of the US airman who is missing after bailing out of his fighter jet over Iran.

Polymarket took immediate action by cancelling the bets claiming that it violated its integrity standards. The company also said it is investigating how these bets passed through its internal safeguards.

I think these prediction platforms should avoid offering bets on issues that cause pain or destruction. There is no need to use people's misfortune for gain.

People can choose to gamble on whatever they find on the poly Market, it's their Money and also their choice to make but one thing that needs to be understood is that we should not take advantage of other people's misfortune. I have never for once used the polymarket, this is because I don't really like the options I come across, it is better for me to always stick to betting sites or casino that I always make use of. Just because these issues doesn't affect us directly doesn't mean that we should take them for granted, betting on things like war and natural disasters isn't really humane .

[suzanne5223]

Agreed with what you said because I believe PolyMarket should understand that gamblers that put stake their money on a certain activities added on their website always try to manipulate those they can manipulate. This reminds me the man that bet $50,000 that pitch invader would appear during the Super Bowl game and ran onto the field during the Super Bowl on by himself.
If that can happen they ought to know that people can do the samething when it come to betting on war or the lives of people lives.

Those are really interesting things. At the last minute, he managed to invade the field just to avoid losing the bet. That's something that, in my opinion, is wrong, but it was clever. At least the guy didn't want to lose that bet and did it in a way that ensured it would happen. But it's something that can be done. There are things that can't be manipulated, and prediction alone is the only way things can work. In all sports, there is manipulation and corruption.

Yes, there's are things that cant be manipulate in gambling while there's some betting that can't be manipulate. However, the PolyMarket provision of betting on the unrest happening in some countries can trigger the act of manipulation by gamblers who can go extra just like the person who talked about which invaded the pitch so he could win.
Have you heard about the misery person who won roughly $1 million by betting the US would strike Iran February?
All these are inside information, and people who the lives of people to play games just like we see in the squid game movie.

[AmoreJaz]

Agreed with what you said because I believe PolyMarket should understand that gamblers that put stake their money on a certain activities added on their website always try to manipulate those they can manipulate. This reminds me the man that bet $50,000 that pitch invader would appear during the Super Bowl game and ran onto the field during the Super Bowl on by himself.
If that can happen they ought to know that people can do the samething when it come to betting on war or the lives of people lives.

Those are really interesting things. At the last minute, he managed to invade the field just to avoid losing the bet. That's something that, in my opinion, is wrong, but it was clever. At least the guy didn't want to lose that bet and did it in a way that ensured it would happen. But it's something that can be done. There are things that can't be manipulated, and prediction alone is the only way things can work. In all sports, there is manipulation and corruption.

It can really happen because in that case, they have the option to do it or not. And with that huge bet, definitely, they will find a way to make it happen. But they need to think of the legal repercussions afterwards. It may cost them a fortune that their winnings is good as lost also due to legal battles.