Israeli military information leaked and used to make money on gambling site Polymarket
Polymarket is an online gambling platform that allows users to bet on everything from sporting events to election results. The Israeli military announced that classified information had been taken from Polymarket and used to bet on military operations. The Israeli military has arrested those involved.
אנרי מילואים נעצרו בחשד להימורים במידע מסווג | דף הבי
Israel charges two over betting on military operations | News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/12/israel-charges-two-over-betting-on-military-operations
IDF reservist and civilian indicted for using classified info to place bets on Polymarket | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-reservist-and-civilian-indicted-for-using-classified-info-to-place-bets-on-polymarket/
Polymarket is an online gambling site where you can bet on all sorts of everyday things. When I actually visited Polymarket, I found a wide variety of bets, such as 'What will interest rates be at the Fed meeting?', 'Will the price of Bitcoin go up or down?', 'How many times will Elon Musk post in a week?', and 'Which country will win the most gold medals at the Winter Olympics?'.
The 2024 US presidential election was also a target of betting, and while major media outlets were reporting poll results that showed a close race, Polymarket saw a large amount of bets going to Donald Trump. Based on these examples, Polymarket has been gaining attention as a platform that accurately reflects public opinion, and research has shown that it can predict economic indicators and political events with higher accuracy than analysts.
The 2024 US presidential election was a close race in major media polls, but prediction betting sites predicted Trump to have an overwhelming advantage - GIGAZINE
On the other hand, there are also users who try to make a killing using illegally obtained information. In fact, when Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, a new account appeared placing large amounts of bets on Machado just before the announcement of the award. The Nobel Prize Committee investigated the matter and announced at the end of January 2026 that it was highly likely that information had been leaked through unauthorized access .
What did Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, do? - GIGAZINE
According to an announcement by the Israeli military, it has arrested a reservist and a civilian for allegedly leaking military information. The reservist allegedly misused the information to place bets on Polymarket regarding the occurrence of military operations.
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While the Israeli military has not disclosed specific bets, The Times of Israel reports that Polymarket users were betting on an Israeli military attack on Iran in June 2025. A user named 'ricosuave666' placed 'incredibly accurate bets worth tens of thousands of dollars,' earning about $150,000.
The Israeli military said that 'no operational damage was caused by this incident,' but stressed that 'such actions pose a real security risk to the military and the nation.'
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