July 31st, 2026

Strangers Are Betting on Wildfires. Is That Legal?!

While families in Los Angeles were running from wildfires, strangers on the internet were placing bets on how bad the flames would get. Kylie Mohr, a correspondent for High Country News, broke the story on wildfire gambling — and joins Seattle's Morning News to walk through what she found, how survivors reacted, and the legal gray zone that's letting it happen.

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