[CNN] Restrictions on prediction market bets by US troops part of draft defe

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📌 标题:Restrictions on prediction market bets by US troops part of draft defense bill

📅 发布时间:Updated Jun 2, 2026, 3:00 AM ET

📝 英文原文:
SummaryA draft defense bill would bar US troops and Pentagon employees from betting on prediction markets using insider information.The proposal follows charges brought against a soldier for allegedly making $400,000 on bets tied to the Maduro capture.The provision covers even unclassified but nonpublic information like contract awards.AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.Members of the US military may soon be barred from usingprediction marketsto bet on global events if a draft defense policy bill passes Congress and becomes law. The proposal comes after ahigh-profile casewhere a US special forces soldier is accused of using classified information to place bets tied to the capture of Nicolás Maduro.Draft billtext released last week by the House Armed Services Committee includes a requirement that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issue regulations banning members of the armed forces and Pentagon civilian employees from trading on prediction markets where the person has relevant “nonpublic information” or “may reasonably obtain” such info. The provision would also require Hegseth to develop a “range of punishments” for violating the rule.Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have exploded in popularity over the past year. They’re treated like commodity futures and regulated by the federal government, but many lawmakers andstate officialssay the rules haven’t caught up to the realities of the massively growing industry.Under current federal law, prediction sites for US-based users aren’t allowed to offer markets on war. But Polymarket has a popular offshore site, that Americans can easily access with a virtual private network, with dozens of war-related markets available for trading.The Maduro trades led in April to the first knownfederal prosecutionfor alleged insider trading on prediction markets, with the soldier allegedly making $400,000 on Polymarket. The soldier has pleaded not guilty, andPolymarket issued a statement sayingit had “referred th

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🇨🇳 中文翻译:
摘要 一项国防法案草案将禁止美国军队和五角大楼雇员利用内幕信息对预测市场进行投注。该提案是在一名士兵因涉嫌在与马杜罗被捕有关的投注上投注 40 万美元而受到指控之后提出的。该条款甚至涵盖了合同授予等非机密但非公开的信息。CNN 编辑审查了人工智能生成的摘要。如果草案确定,美国军方成员可能很快就会被禁止使用预测市场来对全球事件进行投注



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