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Martin Heinrich: “By offering contracts on fires, prediction market sites run the risk of encouraging people to influence fires that have…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2026
By offering contracts on fires, prediction market sites run the risk of encouraging people to influence fires that have already started, creating additional concerns around public safety and insider trading.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Senator Heinrich's concerns about prediction markets.

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