Plain English with Derek Thompson · The Ringer

The Casino-ification of America

March 20, 2026·1 hr 12 min

This episode explores how gambling and prediction markets are influencing major events like warfare through three stories, starting with a suspicious $32,000 bet on a US bombing of Iran that paid out $553,000.

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