r/extremelyinfuriating • u/Feisty-Giraffe-8306 • 1d ago
Discussion We shouldn't be gambling on who is president.
How is this not a form of election interference?
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u/DoctorObservation 1d ago
It’s weird but one study found that by allowing people to gamble on elections, it encouraged some voters to become better informed. Given how uninformed many voters are, it could be worse.
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u/DarthBen_in_Chicago 1d ago
I mean he already has 3% come on
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u/DoctorObservation 1d ago
It’s not like any policy can prevent a significant percentage of people from being incomprehensibly stupid. But yeah. 3% is terrifying.
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u/probablydeadsooon 1d ago
I feel like these are poll numbers, well at least closer than anything I would see on in the news. But I agree it should not be legal.
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u/CharAznableLoNZ 1d ago
It's a shame you can't short a bet. Some people haven't heard of the 22nd amendment.
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u/YendorZenitram 1d ago
Those numbers are depressing.
I've seen similar for the midterms. We're hosed.
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u/psychoPiper 1d ago
Don't forget that a large portion of right wing inside traders are connected to platforms like this. Imo the fact that they're advertising it at all indicates that they're confident what the outcome will be
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u/not_wall03 19h ago
There are many more possible viable democratic candidates then republican ones. So it evens out
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u/Master_Ad1130 1d ago
Interference? How would external gambling change the results? It sounds like you’re just bitching to bitch.
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u/stereorecord 1d ago
Yeah it’s not like sports betting where the players playing can fix the game. Politics is a bit different
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u/SimplySomeDude 1d ago
why not? People's personal freedoms shouldn't be infringed because you feel like something is "wrong"
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u/WerdaVisla 16h ago
Because betting is proven to encourage result manipulation pretty much everywhere it happens. Which is, historically, REALLY not something you want in elections.
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u/Iamgoingtohavatroke 1d ago
Been seeing a lot of people just bitching to bitch it's honestly annoyingly extremely infuriating lol
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u/TheRealMakenzie 1d ago
What's your personal opinion on the legality of personal recerational use of Heroin? Do you believe the government should restrict the personal use of drugs that can cause severe harm to self and/or others?
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u/SimplySomeDude 1d ago
no. Unless the use of a substance actively harms or has the capability to actively harm another person by its chemical or material properties alone either spontaneously or by a human action, it should not be regulated.
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u/Hizam5 1d ago
People betting on DJT is free money for everyone else god people are dumb
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u/TonyGram-Z 13h ago
I wouldnt put it past the US to make him eligible for a third term somehow. Probably the Supreme Court could argue he didnt serve two consecutive turns and get away with it.
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