Fury swirls over mystery betting account which made half a million dollars on Iran strikes
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Skeptics have expressed fury at an online gambler who got lucky and earned nearly half a million dollars betting on when the US would strike Iran.
Polymarket user @Magamyman has made more than $637,000 in the past 30 days after placing bets on a series of politically charged issues.
The mystery bettor's biggest win came on Saturday when they profited by 82.73 percent betting that the US would attack Iran by February 28.
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