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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Prediction Markets
John Oliver discusses prediction markets – platforms where you can bet on basically anything, from the weather to the war in Iran – the legal and moral questions posed by their existence, and why Shayne Coplan needs better friends. Ones that would never let him look like a “peed rider.” - 04/19/2026.