Only in that your idea basically already exists in-universe, as a conceptual possibility if not a specific canon example. An extremely high-stakes gambling ring composed of government officials and wealthy private individuals who placed bets on real-life merc operations instead of arena fights would be the sort of thing you might find on Solaris. Well-hidden, of course, since leaking information about impending ops would be high treason.<br/><br/><br/>OnC is right though. A few hours trawling Sarna.net for whatever catches your eye, or reading some of the Battletech published fiction, will shore up a lot of empty space in what you know about the setting.