Polymarket Is Taking Bets On The Palisades Fire In California

A home destroyed as fire tears through the Palisades area on January 8.Eric Thayer/Getty ImagesPolymarket lets people bet on a variety of things, like election outcomes and pop culture events.It's also taking bets on the Palisades fire in California — with at least nine different wagers.Polymarket says the wisdom of the crowd can lend "unbiased forecasts for the most important events impacting society."As the Palisades fire is still tearing through parts of the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, Polymarket — the prediction market platform — is allowing people to place wagers on certain elements of the disaster.There were at least nine different predictions you could place money on as of Wednesday afternoon that were related to the fire.

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