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Inside DC’s viral ‘situation room’ bar and the prediction market boom driving it

By Max Porter, Lizzie Jensen and Aadarshini Vijesh
March 30, 2026

On this episode of Getting to the Bottom of It, co-hosts Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen discuss D.C.’s pop-up prediction market themed bar, while reporter Aadarshini Vijesh speaks with GW Law’s Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation Michael Abramowicz about the recent spike in online betting.

This podcast was hosted and produced by Max Porter and Lizzie Jensen.

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Max Porter, a senior from Danbury, Connecticut, majoring in political science and history, is The Hatchet’s 2025-2026 news podcast host. He previously served as contributing news editor for the Metro beat.
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