Hegseth Bans Pentagon Personnel From Betting on Military Ops With Nonpublic Info

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a directive prohibiting Pentagon personnel from using nonpublic information to place bets on U.S. military operations on prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, citing the risk that adversaries could monitor such wagers.

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Oct 27, 9:51 AM	dailycaller.com	Pentagon Bans Insider Betting, Cites Intelligence Risks
Oct 23, 1:28 PM	arstechnica.com	Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops
Oct 23, 9:02 AM	silive.com	Hegseth warns troops they could face criminal charges over this activity
Oct 23, 6:01 AM	phl17.com	Pentagon bans troops from using nonpublic info to bet in prediction markets
Oct 22, 7:27 PM	nypost.com	Hegseth prohibits troops from using ‘nonpublic information’ to bet on prediction markets in new directive
Oct 22, 4:50 PM	cointelegraph.com	Pentagon bans US forces from using military info to bet in prediction markets
Oct 22, 2:42 PM	mynorthwest.com	New Pentagon directive bans troops from using nonpublic info to bet in prediction markets
Oct 22, 2:36 PM	washingtontimes.com	Pete Hegseth bans use of prediction markets to bet on military operations
Oct 22, 1:49 PM	thehill.com	Hegseth bars US forces from using undisclosed information to bet on Polymarket, Kalshi
Oct 22, 12:21 PM	cbsnews.com	Hegseth bans DoD personnel from using nonpublic info to bet on U.S. military operations
Oct 22, 12:21 PM	cbsnews.com	Hegseth bans use of nonpublic info for bets on U.S. military ops