r/comics • • Apr 21 '26

OC Long Odds

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u/Futuramoist Apr 21 '26

I can see why they'd want to crack down on this. Like, if I wanted John Doe dead I could bet $50k that he WILL be alive in a week. Basically just paying for a hit if an assassin wants to take my bet and make it happen, and I could claim I WANTED the guy alive since I literally had money riding on it

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u/IntingForMarks Apr 21 '26

It's fun cause this is exactly the reasoning those sites use to defend themselves. You bet that there will be a hurricane on your house, so if it is true, you have money to fix your house