Lawmakers are facing calls to act after it emerged a major betting site is allowing users to wager on the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. Polymarket is allowing users to bet on whether her alleged kidnapper will be arrested by Saturday (February 28) - turning an active missing-person case into a live gambling contract. The platform said he placed a series of unusually accurate bets tied to MrBeast video outcomes while having access to non-public information through his role on the production team. Legal and industry analysts say these incidents - plus allowing bets on cases like Guthrie's - also expose how lightly regulated some of these platforms remain. Earlier this month, online sleuths spotted one anonymous account that correctly predicted nearly every outcome tied to the Super Bowl halftime show.

Source: Daily Mail February 27, 2026 14:54 UTC