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Members of Congress using online prediction markets? Don't bet on it

No one would have predicted it.But you could have made a lot of money if you did.With uncharacteristic dispatch, the United States Senate unanimously voted to ban senators and staff from playing in the prediction markets."This is a national security risk," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "The very possibility that a member’s vote could be influenced by a bet is reason enough to slam the door shut."SENATE QUIETLY BANS LAWMAKERS FROM BETTING ON PREDICTION MARKETSYou can’t predict the future. But now in the Senate, you can’t even bet on it.Especially real world events.Like if th...