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Old 07-30-2019, 07:42 AM   #34
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Default Re: Curious Local Customs

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Originally Posted by jason taylor View Post
Gambling is a favorite activity and bets are placed on almost everything. This can include a political event, the outcome of a military action, the first ship into port in a given year, etc. The intelligence services keep a weather eye out on this as gamblers are automatic ad hoc spies.
This readily turns into a prediction market. Which means there are certain sorts of bet you have to restrict, such as "person X will die within the next week".
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