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Originally Posted by Anaraxes
That's not really a difference, though. There's already an entirely legal way to pay assassins. Give them money. Nothing illegal about that -- or any of the other ways to exchange value that are routinely used in contracts.
What's illegal is the assassination. Same thing here. This society would just throw in a law that says it's illegal to profit from a crime (we already have those, after all).
Also, they might declare that it's a crime to pay out to winners if they're found guilty -- possibly also if the event is under investigation for a crime. (Feel free to invent your own variations). In some cases, this would lead to a refusal by the market-makers to cover some types of events simply because it wasn't worth the trouble or the chance of being turned into an accomplice.
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From what I've read, there is a difference... at least in some legal systems,
It is unlawful to pay someone to perform an unlawful act, which, usually, is conspiracy. In some places, the crime of murder for hire is where the act of paying counts the same as shooting at them and missing. Plus also costs you (permanently) the cash.
Lots of reality TV showing various places in the US where the police have been informed by a purported conspirator that someone wanted their help to find a hit man, resulting in the go-between introducing them to an undercover officer, and the arrest being made upon payment. (The murder is usually simulated, often with the assistance of the would be target..)