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turbinetree

(27,735 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:28 PM Oct 2025

Trump shocks with launch of betting site on events he controls

By Brad Reed, Common Dreams
Published October 29, 2025 8:46 PM ET

President Donald Trump’s family has long generated controversy and criticism for running a cryptocurrency business during his second term in office, and now they’re adding an online betting business to their portfolio.

The Financial Times on Tuesday reported that the president’s Truth Social platform is getting into the prediction market business to allow bettors to place wagers on the outcomes of elections, sports games, and other events.

The new “Truth Predict” betting market platform will be a partnership between the Trump Media and Technology Group and Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency trading platform that in the past has donated millions to Trump causes.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-prediction-markets/

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Comer indicated that he was fine with the Trump family’s potentially corrupt money-making schemes because they were being done out in the open.


So Comer if someone in your state was doing this................ your all good...................
And to think you (Comer) pass laws.........................

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Trump shocks with launch of betting site on events he controls (Original Post) turbinetree Oct 2025 OP
Things he controls ... dweller Oct 2025 #1
There has to be millions out voting in the next two election cycles..............if we make it to that point............ turbinetree Oct 2025 #4
Omg BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 2025 #2
Is he getting into the numbers racket? JoseBalow Oct 2025 #3
There pass that point...............they are all in in quid pro quo.............. turbinetree Oct 2025 #5
Guy who bankrupted multiple casinos Captain Zero Oct 2025 #6
After bankrupting four casinos, what could go wrong LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #7
I'll bet he and his go to hell in a pretty hand-basket struggle4progress Oct 2025 #8
Seems to me that this takes insider trading to a whole new level no_hypocrisy Oct 2025 #9

turbinetree

(27,735 posts)
4. There has to be millions out voting in the next two election cycles..............if we make it to that point............
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:40 PM
Oct 2025

no_hypocrisy

(55,371 posts)
9. Seems to me that this takes insider trading to a whole new level
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 05:30 AM
Oct 2025

With A-I, all sorts of variables can be entered and more accurate predictions of an outcome than human calculations will be relied upon.

I have no doubt that the Trumps already are plugged into this for their own gain.

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