Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers
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Arrest, try, and hang those guilty of giving the information. Arrest, try, seize the assets of, and jail anyone who used that information. In an ideal justice system, this would apply to all forms of insider trading and betting. I’d also like to see the people running that marketplace dropped into a lava lake, but that’s another matter.