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Polymarket's Situation Room Opens, Faces Power Outages

3/23/2026

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Polymarket's pop-up bar, the Situation Room, opened in Washington, DC, but faced issues on its first night.
The venue planned 80 screens with live feeds for bettors but suffered power outages and no Wi-Fi.
Sen. Chris Murphy proposed legislation to ban betting on government actions, citing corruption risks.
Polymarket said its monitors were operational after blackout and aimed to engage patrons in betting on geopolitical events and market outcomes.

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Story summary

Polymarket's pop-up bar, the Situation Room, opened in Washington, DC, but faced issues on its first night.
The venue planned 80 screens with live feeds for bettors but suffered power outages and no Wi-Fi.
Sen. Chris Murphy proposed legislation to ban betting on government actions, citing corruption risks.
Polymarket said its monitors were operational after blackout and aimed to engage patrons in betting on geopolitical events and market outcomes.