THE FUSE

When the U.S. gambling laws loosened in 2018, the many and various ways it would destroy people’s lives were widely predicted. It wasn’t hard to guess: you just had to look at every other country where it was allowed, not least the UK. But perhaps few would have bet on (sorry) this resulting in a situation seven years later where bots were making small fortunes betting on online video games. One such bot, named TeemuTeemuTeemu, has made $230,000 in just five months gambling via Polymarket on games like Counter-Strike, Dota 2 and League of Legends.