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Press ReleaseBipartisan2026-05-04

Vindman Leads Bipartisan Effort to Ban U.S. Service Members from Using Prediction Markets to Bet on National Security Matters

Eugene Simon Vindman
Eugene Simon Vindman
DVA-7 · Representative
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This press release from Representative Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) was published on 2026-05-04 and titled "Vindman Leads Bipartisan Effort to Ban U.S. Service Members from Using Prediction Markets to Bet on National Security Ma". It focuses on the environment and touches on defense.

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Vindman Leads Bipartisan Effort to Ban U.S. Service Members from Using Prediction Markets to Bet on National Security Matters

Vindman s Effort Follows the Arrest of a U.S. Special Operations Soldier Charged with Using Classified Information to Place Bets on Polymarket Washington, D.C. — Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) today led 15 Members of Congress in sending a bipartisan letter to Secretary Pete Hegseth urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to issue a general order prohibiting military personnel from using prediction markets to bet on national security-related events. [ ]
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