[jhbadger]

I'm not a fan of sports betting, but surely you can see how betting on a game is not the same thing as betting on a war? People generally don't die because of a sports game (although it happens rarely).

[blitzar]

Prediction markets dont just include markets for how many children america will dismember, there are also markets on who wins elections etc.

I think we can all see that betting on the Superbowl is the same thing as betting on the presidential election.