Polymarket let users bet on wildfires. Lawmakers warn that could spur arson.
- Posted on August 12, 2026
- By Washington Post
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Polymarket let users bet on wildfires. Lawmakers warn that could spur arson.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) said “you never want to encourage the obscene act of starting a fire.”
