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House Democrat Introduces Bill To Ban Candidates From Betting On Their Own Races

The proposed legislation imposes fines of $10,000 or triple the financial gain on violators and provides prediction markets with regulatory cover.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 6 Oct 2026 · updated 15h ago

First reported by decrypt.co, 18 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 6 Oct 2026. decrypt.co published first, on 6 October at 12:11 UTC; Quartz followed 19 min later. The most recent article, from Cointelegraph.com News, appeared on 6 October at 17:59 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: decrypt.co, Quartz, Cointelegraph.com News.

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  1. Bill aims at stopping US lawmaker bets on their own elections ahead of midterms Cointelegraph.com News
  2. House Democrat introduces bill to ban candidates from betting on their own races Quartz
  3. Don Davis Bill Would Fine Candidates $10K for Trading on Their Own Elections decrypt.co

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  • Don Davis
  • No Betting on Your Own Race Act
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