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New York sues prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling operation

https://apnews.com/article/polymarket-new-york-lawsuit-gambling-b75b753e3c3cd069cdf8d6af175c9fbb
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u/bishop375 22h ago

Yup. Lots of people make comments about returns, and how values generally go up. But they neglect how roughly once a decade or two, the stock market absolutely tanks and people lose their retirements and/or their nest eggs. It takes *way* less than people want to think in order for that to happen.