Having watched this thread from the beginning and actually posted rather early on I feel like coming back to point out the following: The OP was motivated to start this thread based on the 2022 Senate Confidence Pool Contest. As I pointed out in post #20 and others have mentioned as well throughout this thread that is actually a PREDICTION thread about the election. There is no betting. I don’t read anything in that thread as being a “joke” about the election. There is no prize being offered for those who end up getting the outcome correct. AND the OP acknowledges they haven’t even read the thread in question. So what the hell is the issue?
The OP then shifts gears to bring up some fake contests (will the neighbor child be beaten to death or not) unlike anything I’ve ever seen in all my years reading the Dope. I seriously doubt something like that would gain much traction beyond people saying how gross and inappropriate it would be to engage with that. The Death Pool threads are morbid and some may find them tacky but I don’t see anyone celebrating the death of anyone.
It seems to me the OP is engaging in some RO rather than having a valid point to make.
And regarding the post you just made in response to Buck_Godot’s most recent post, NO ONE IN THAT THREAD IS BETTING OR GAMBLING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION. The word used is “contest”. Try reading the thread. You may learn something.