Prediction Markets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses prediction markets – platforms where you can bet on basically anything, from the weather to the war in Iran – the legal and moral questions posed by their existence, and why Shayne Coplan needs better friends. Ones that would never let him look like a “peed rider.” Subscribe to the lastweektonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Or find us on your favorite social media platform we may or may not have discussed at length on the show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastweektonight TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastweektonighthbo Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lastweektonight Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lastweektonight.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Or visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: https://www.hbo.com/lastweektonight