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Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don’t rewrite an Iran missile story
(www.timesofisrael.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2026
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US: promotes no gambling to children by suing Valve and their lootboxes mechanics
Also US: has an app where anyone can gamble on real life events.
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Polymarket is (or was, anyway) not operating within the US. These are non US people threatening the journalist.
It was not for a short period of time, but since 2025 it does.
My point that it was originated in US and is US based company that operates in US and globally - the same US of A which recently began fighting gambling in games, specifically Valve games.
Also, just recalled that US has a literal gambling city. Hi-fucking-larious.
"protect the children" is used to justify all sorts of bad laws but there is absolutely no conflict between stopping something for children and allowing adults.
You: "The US is so stupid, it doesn't allow marketing cigarettes to children."