Gambling platform Polymarket not paying bets on US invasion of Venezuela

<p>Gamblers who placed wagers totalling $10.5m angered after capture of Nicolás Maduro deemed not to qualify</p><p>The online wager platform Polymarket has angered some gamblers by declaring it will not settle millions of dollars’ worth of bets on a US invasion of Venezuela, arguing that the capture of the then president, Nicolás Maduro, does not qualify.</p><p>Before Donald Trump’s forces <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/tactical-surprise-and-air-dominance-how-the-us-snatched-maduro-in-two-and-a-half-hours">seized Maduro </a>on Saturday morning, some traders appeared to have anticipated the shock move by placing bets on “prediction markets”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/07/wager-platform-polymarket-will-not-pay-out-on-bets-on-us-invasion-of-venezuela">Continue reading...</a>