US Senate Dems Press Federal Agency to Increase Oversight of Prediction Markets

Senate Democrats press CFTC to crack down on insider trading in booming prediction markets

Predictions market sites are shown on electronic devices on Feb. 25, 2026. Online prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events. (Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A group of 16 U.S. Senate Democrats is calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to tighten its regulation of prediction markets,…

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US Senate Dems press federal agency to increase oversight of prediction markets

Predictions market sites are shown on electronic devices on Feb. 25, 2026. Online prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events. (Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A group of 16 U.S. Senate Democrats is calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to tighten its regulation of prediction markets,…

Senate Democrats press federal agency to increase oversight of prediction markets

Predictions market sites are shown on electronic devices on Feb. 25, 2026. Online prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, allow people to place bets on wide-ranging subjects such as sports, finance, politics and currents events. (Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — A group of 16 U.S. Senate Democrats is calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to tighten its regulation of prediction markets,…