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Bobby Allyn

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
219 total appearances

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And the people who are into these, they're called mention markets on Calci and Polymarket do this all day.

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They get up at like 10 a.m.

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and they do it till three in the morning, going to press conferences around the world, trying to cash in on whether people are going to say or not say things.

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Exactly.

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So the odds are constantly moving depending on how the conversation is going.

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For instance, if President Trump starts talking about oil, the chance that he's going to say drill, baby, drill is going to go way up, right?

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Because it's related to that.

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So you see the odds move.

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So your money increases.

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So you can cash out there or you can hold your breath and hope that he says the word you put money on and get a big payday.

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I mean, it's just really a crazy situation.

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There's no Sunday story market yet, but our CEO, Catherine Marr, there was many thousands of dollars being wagered on whether she would step down by the end of last year.

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People lost money on that.

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Who thought she would?

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And there is also a market about what tiny desk artists will be performing this year.

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And, you know, Aisha, if you and I really wanted to make money on that, we could probably make a few calls and make that happen.

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Yeah, we really could.

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Now, I'm not encouraging that since that would probably be a federal crime.

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But yes, lots of people have access to information that could certainly give them an edge.

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Sure.