Polymarket is making a “situation monitoring bar,” and that’s probably going to be trouble. The prediction market company *read: gambling* unveiled “The Situation Room” this week.
The Washington, D.C. area bar will allow patrons to place live wagers on geopolitical conflicts, world events, and even pop culture. I don’t know what level of capitalism we’re on, but I want off. Polymarket argues that this is the “world’s first bar dedicated to monitoring the situation.” But, I’d argue any sports bar in a city represented by one of the teams has done that before.
