Betting on the Pope was the original prediction market

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Betting on the Pope was the original prediction market

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forecastingEnglish · 10 months ago

cross-posted to:
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500 years before Polymarket, the Vatican fought to stop gambling on papal affairs. Should we worry that it’s back?

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