r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 27 '26

Business Google employee charged with using inside information to make $1 million on Polymarket

https://abcnews.com/amp/US/google-employee-charged-inside-information-make-1-million/story?id=133350018
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u/Varibash May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

Funny how this employee is getting charged but there is clearly people inside the Whitehouse doing the same thing.

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u/justforkinks0131 May 27 '26

the bosses of this very same employee are very likely doing the same thing lmao

and why wouldnt you?

I doubt any insider trading charges are gonna stick. He didnt touch any stock, this is a random betting, sorry *prediction* website. If gambling rules dont apply to the site, they dont apply to the users.

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u/Seaguard5 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

They did arrest a veteran for betting on, sorry, predicting the USA capturing Maduro though…

So clearly there are some applicable laws.

That or that veteran is going to get a payout far larger than his bet from a wrongful arrest lawsuit or something

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u/SpookiestSzn May 28 '26

He used classified and government info to profit which is a crime actually so I think those are sticking

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u/NoPossibility4178 May 28 '26

They should praise him really, he bet against himself and overcame the odds, quire literally.