technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoPope Betting Odds: Bettors Lose Millions Predicting the New Pope as Polymarket Edge Fizzles Outwww.coindesk.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkPope Betting Odds: Bettors Lose Millions Predicting the New Pope as Polymarket Edge Fizzles Outwww.coindesk.comtechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
The event throws into question the perceived heightened accuracy of betting markets like Poymarket over conventional polls. https://archive.is/Qc8RH
minus-squareNighed@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI think the idea is that there are other events with similar risk profiles, the papal election is just an example of one.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoCould you give a few examples? The papal election seems very unique.
I think the idea is that there are other events with similar risk profiles, the papal election is just an example of one.
Could you give a few examples? The papal election seems very unique.