EPISODE · Aug 11, 2026 · 4 MIN
Lawmakers are calling on trading platforms to stop dangerous prediction trading, such as betting on wildfires
from Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News
A couple of weeks ago we told you about a platform called "Wyldfire." It allows you to bet on the size and severity of flames. And the prediction market Polymarket allows similar trading. Now...lawmakers in California are calling on trading platforms to STOP this type of trading. ABC's Alex Stone joins me now LIVE with the latest...
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