Congress could restrict US troops from using prediction markets to bet

(CNN)– U.S. service members and Pentagon civilian employees could soon face restrictions related to prediction markets.

That’s if the Draft Defense Policy Bill before Congress becomes law.

It would bar them from using the markets to bet on global events, if they have or could reasonably obtain relevant nonpublic information.

The bill would require the defense secretary to issue related regulations and punishments.

The proposal comes after a U.S. soldier allegedly used classified information to bet on the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.