"Data from a Meteo-France weather station at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport was used to settle bets between online gamblers on what the temperature would be in Paris for March and the first weeks of April."
"Several traders appear to have made significant profits; three separate wallets made more than $280,000 by betting that the temperature in Paris would reach 19C on 15 April, with the reading unexpectedly jumping by 5C that evening."
"French police confirmed they had received a complaint from Meteo-France and the cybercrime division was investigating, as physical findings on one of the instruments led to the complaint."
French police are investigating potential tampering with weather forecasting equipment after unusual temperature readings coincided with significant betting on Polymarket. A weather station at Charles de Gaulle airport provided data for bets on Paris temperatures, with some traders profiting substantially. The investigation was prompted by the timing of bets and a complaint from Meteo-France, which noted physical findings on instruments. Polymarket has ceased using the Charles de Gaulle sensor for betting metrics but has not canceled existing contracts.
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