My measure—the Prediction Markets Security and Integrity Act—puts guardrails on this out-of-control industry. It bans dangerous and unethical bets and protects consumers from fraud and other predatory practices.
Introduce and support legislation to regulate prediction markets by banning listings related to war, death, and military action; enforcing rules against insider trading and market manipulation; requiring consumer protections; and preserving state gambling regulatory authority.
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Evidence
GovInfo lists S. 4060, the Prediction Markets Security and Integrity Act of 2026, as introduced by Richard Blumenthal with Andy Kim on March 11, 2026 and referred to Senate Judiciary.
The bill text prohibits use of material nonpublic information, manipulation, and listings that relate to war, military action, or death.
The bill requires state wagering programs, self-exclusion, disclosures, affordability checks, AI limits, advertising restrictions, licensing, age/location verification, and state enforcement authority.
Section 11 preserves state and tribal authority to enforce stricter prediction-market laws and bars online prediction-market event contracts under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Blumenthal announced his Prediction Markets Security and Integrity Act, saying it bans unethical bets, addresses insider trading and manipulation, protects consumers, and returns regulatory authority to states.
Blumenthal pressed the CFTC on prediction-market oversight and described himself as author of the Act, saying it would require clear terms and responsibility for bet resolution.
Assessments
Blumenthal fulfilled the promise as framed because it required introducing and supporting legislation, not securing enactment. Official records and Senate materials show he introduced S. 4060, the Prediction Markets Security and Integrity Act of 2026, during his current Senate term, and the bill contains the promised bans on war, death, and military-action listings; insider trading and manipulation rules; consumer protections; and preservation of state and tribal regulatory authority. His later CFTC oversight letter also shows continued support for the same agenda.