NY Dem Looks To Curb Officials' Prediction Market Trading

By Aislinn Keely ( January 5, 2026, 7:14 PM EST) -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., is seeking to ban public officials from trading in certain prediction markets if their job gives them an edge, a representative confirmed Monday, days after an anonymous trader made a well-timed bet on the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro....

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