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Tech Company Faces Scrutiny Over Fake Betting Scam

Updated 2026-06-22 21:05 UTC 1 source Negative

Polymarket, a financial trading platform, was found to have run fake betting campaigns that misled users. The Wall Street Journal uncovered the scheme after user complaints.

Coverage timeline — 2 articles
Ars Technica
Critics saw the move as an underhanded way to steer them toward more costly chips.
2026-06-22 19:16 UTC
Ars Technica
"Winning" bets were made on cloned website and would have lost money, WSJ finds.
2026-06-22 20:10 UTC
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