A well-timed Maduro bet on Polymarket paid out big. A planned bill would keep government insiders out.

A Polymarket user made over $400,000 off a well-timed bet on Nicolás Maduro's political future. The bet was made just one day before US forces captured the Venezuelan leader. A congressman is writing a bill to bar government officials from insider trading on prediction markets. Someone made hundreds of thousands of dollars off a well-timed bet on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's political future. Now, a congressman wants to block government officials from being able to do the same. Rep. Rit ...