Democrats push to ban prediction-market bets on elections, government actions, war, and sports
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A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced the STOP Corrupt Bets Act to ban prediction-market bets on elections, government actions, war, and sports, arguing such bets threaten democracy and invite corruption; the bill would expand restrictions, push gambling regulation back to the states, require a GAO study on insider trading, and follows Kalshi and Polymarket strengthening insider-trading protections.
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- Lawmakers introduce bill to prohibit members of congress, president from prediction market trading Politico
- Bipartisan Senate bill would ban sports betting on online prediction markets The Guardian
- Exclusive: New Senate bill would ban prediction markets on sports, politics and military Axios
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