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Story summary
- Polymarket launched New York City's first free grocery store in the West Village, attracting over 400 shoppers.
- The store is open from 2 to 5 p.m. until Monday to provide no-cost food and toiletries.
- It aims to address rising grocery prices, up 65.8% from 2012 to 2023.
- Polymarket donated $1 million to the Food Bank for NYC to combat food insecurity.
- Regulators scrutinize prediction markets over potential gambling violations.
