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60 Minutes May 18, 2026 43m

Betting on War; The Knowledge; Christopher Nolan | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

Summary

The transcript reveals a disturbing trend of war betting, where individuals, including military personnel, are using insider information to wager on military operations and outcomes. Specifically, the report highlights a US Army soldier charged with using classified intelligence to place bets, creating an unprecedented form of insider trading in military conflicts. The emerging phenomenon involves over a billion dollars being staked online on military decisions, with bettors using suspiciously specific information about potential attacks and world leaders' fates. The report suggests this represents a dangerous new category of war profiteering that goes beyond traditional methods of exploiting conflicts.

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