<!-- wp:html --><p>Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome Polymarket is offering bets on the pope’s fate Polymarket deals in cryptocurrency  Betting exchange Polymarket has ruffled some feathers for offering odds on the fate of Pope Francis. Pope Francis waves during an appearance in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15, 2022. The pope has been hospitalized for three weeks, prompting an online betting market Polymarket to offer odds on the religious leader’s outcome. (Image: Shutterstock) Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has been hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital since mid-February. Reports surfaced Tuesday that the 88-year-old has endured two episodes of “acute respiratory failure.” The Vatican says the pope is on oxygen after undergoing a procedure to remove a buildup of secretions that followed two bronchoscopies. While followers of Catholicism and Christians around the world pray for Pope Francis’ recovery, it’s a quite different mood on Polymarket, the peer-to-peer prediction market that allows bettors to stake money on outcomes on everything ranging from politics&hellip; <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/polymarket-bettors-praying-their-pope-francis-bets-win/" target="_blank" class="feedzy-rss-link-icon">Read More</a></p>
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