Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term

Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term

The Average Guys Outsmarting Wall Street on Prediction Markets
How prediction-market ‘sharps’ have made millions wagering on everything from war to Rotten Tomatoes. 

This reporter went bust while covering America's sports betting boom 

 Signage at the Situation Room by Polymarket pop-up bar in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. Polymarket took over a bar near the White House, for a promotional event showcasing the prediction market's vision of betting on current events as a new form of entertainment. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images