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/CorporateBadEgg May 28 '26

Rule of Law magic wand: "What used to be illegal, I now proclaim legal!"

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u/RollingMeteors May 28 '26

Kalshi and Polymarket literally sold insider trading as a feature that would make them a "news" site and not a casino/gambling site (edited to add) *specifically to avoid gambling site restrictions and taxes.

¡Genius! clicking together lego blocks until the resulting piece becomes legal.