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Smartphone displaying betting market data for the 2026 Virginia U.S. Senate Democratic primary, featuring a graph with \"Yes\" and \"No\" options and percentage changes.<\/p>\n

Smartphone displaying betting market data for the 2026 Virginia U.S. Senate Democratic primary, featuring a graph with \"Yes\" and \"No\" options and percentage changes.<\/p>\n

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These political candidates got caught red-handed.<\/p>\n

Prediction market Kalshi announced in a press release that two Democrat candidates and one Republican candidate have been suspended and fined after engaging in insider trading on the platform.<\/p>\n

According to the press release<\/a>, the political candidates placed prediction trades on the outcomes of their own elections.<\/p>\n

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NBC News<\/a> reported that Mark Moran, a Democrat running for a U.S. Senate seat in Virginia, Matt Klein, a Democrat running for Minnesota\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, and Republican Ezekiel Enriquez, who previously ran in the Republican primary for Texas\u2019 21st Congressional District, have all been fined and suspended by Kalshi.<\/p>\n

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Kalshi said it had issued fines and given a five-year suspension to 3 political candidates who made trades related to their own elections. https:\/\/t.co\/2rOScts5fK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Per NBC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Prediction market Kalshi said Wednesday that it had fined and suspended three political candidates for trading on their own races during primary campaigns.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like in traditional financial markets, bad actors will try to cheat,\u201d Kalshi said in a statement. \u201cThese three cases are an example of how developing proactive engineering solutions can help identify illicit trading activity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kalshi described the actions taken by the politicians as \u201cpolitical insider trading.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fines ranged from $539 to more than $6,200, while the suspensions from Kalshi are set to last five years.<\/p>\n

The candidates include Matt Klein, who is running in the Democratic primary for Minnesota\u2019s 2nd Congressional District; Ezekiel Enriquez, who ran in the Republican primary for Texas\u2019 21st Congressional District; and Mark Moran, who is running in the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Previously, Kalshi did not fine or suspend candidates betting on their own campaigns, but after Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, introduced the \u201cPrediction Markets are Gambling Act,\u201d the company reversed course.<\/p>\n

The new bipartisan legislation aims to ban prediction markets from creating contracts related to sporting events.<\/p>\n

Fortune<\/a> reported that states and Native Tribes have also filed legal challenges that claim Kalshi is running an \u201cunlicensed gambling operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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