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In 2006, an Australian caver saw grass moving when there was no wind; digging beneath it revealed Elk River, now one of Victoria's longest caves

In 2006, Australian caver Kim Van Dyke noticed something unusual while walking through a reserve near Buchan in Victoria’s East Gippsland. A small patch of grass was moving, even though the surrounding vegetation was completely still and there was no wind.

The Times of India

U.S. Troops Could Face Ban On Prediction Market Bets Under Draft Defense Bill

Lawmakers are seeking new restrictions on military personnel and Pentagon employees as federal regulators and prosecutors increase oversight of prediction markets.

International Business Times

Google Security Engineer Charged With Using Confidential Information To Make Millions On Prediction Markets

A Google engineer was arrested and charged with using confidential information to make millions on prediction markets.

International Business Times

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Soldier Who Made $400,000 Betting On Maduro's Capture Pleads Not Guilty

The U.S. Soldier who allegedly used insider information to profit off the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pleaded not guilty to charges.

International Business Times

Special forces soldier accused of betting on Maduro raid enters plea in NYC court

This case emerges amid heightened scrutiny of prediction markets, platforms that allow individuals to wager on various outcomes

The Independent UK

US soldier charged with using intel to win $400K on Maduro raid to appear in court in NYC

A U.S. special forces soldier is due in federal court in New York on charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket

The Independent UK

Soldier accused of making $400k betting on Maduro capture told woman the ‘army doesn’t understand business’: report

The woman the soldier had been texting said he contacted her as recently as last weekend

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GOP rep Luna demands that the soldier who bet on Maduro’s capture be pardoned, unless DOJ goes after ‘all the crooks in Congress’ too

She makes a fantastic point, too.

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US soldier allegedly used classified info to bet on Maduro capture and made $400K

This trend of insider gambling raises a bigger question.

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U.S. Soldier Charged With Using Classified Information to Profit From Maduro Operation

He faces charges including unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and engaging in unlawful financial transactions, the Justice Department said.

Latin Times

U.S. Soldier Charged For Allegedly Making Hundreds Of Thousands In Prediction Market Bet Tied To Operation To Capture Maduro

A U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant has been charged after federal prosecutors alleged he used classified intelligence from a covert Venezuela operation to place profitable trades on a prediction market platform tied to the fate of then-Venezuelan authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

International Business Times

Republicans are already calling on Trump to pardon special forces soldier accused of betting on Maduro’s capture

Anna Paulina Luna sys DOJ should prosecute ‘crooks in Congress’ next after service member accused of raking in more than $400,000

The Independent UK

US soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400K on Maduro raid is due in court

A U.S. soldier involved with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is due in court Friday after being charged with using classified information to win more than $400,000 in an online prediction market

The Independent UK

US soldier charged with using Maduro raid intel to win €341,000 on Polymarket

Polymarket said in a statement it had flagged the user who made the bets to the US Department of Justice and cooperated with the investigation.

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International Business Times UK

Gannon Ken Van Dyke: The Controversial Soldier at the Centre of the Maduro Raid Arrest

US soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly turned classified military secrets from a Venezuelan operation into a $400,000 profit on digital prediction markets, igniting a groundbreaking legal case on data misuse.

International Business Times UK

Secret Service Officer Makes Fortune Betting On Polymarket That Maduro Would Be Detained

A US Army soldier is charged with using classified information about a Venezuelan mission to profit over $409,000 on Polymarket, raising concerns about prediction markets and national security

The Times of India

US soldier used secret Maduro raid intel to win $400k betting jackpot, Trump reacts

A US Special Forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been charged with exploiting classified intelligence from a covert mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He allegedly used this sensitive information to place bets on an online prediction market, Polymarket, profiting over $400,000.

Axios

U.S. special forces soldier arrested over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid

This appears to be the first prosecution for alleged insider trading on a prediction market.

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The Independent UK

US soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro’s capture

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The Guardian - US

US soldier involved in Maduro raid charged over alleged bets on capture

Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who allegedly made more than $400,000 on Polymarket, could face up to 60 years in prison

International Business Times UK

Who Is Gannon Ken Van Dyke? The US Special Forces Soldier Charged Over $400K Polymarket Bet

A US soldier is accused of using classified information to place bets on a military operation in Venezuela, raising concerns about national security information safeguards.

Fortune

Busted! Feds charge U.S. Army soldier who made $400,000 from Polymarket bets tied to Maduro capture

The Justice Department said the solider made 13 bets on the basis of classified information he acquired from being part of the Venezuela operation.

The Independent UK

American surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke killed in brutal home invasion

Kurt Van Dyke was found dead in his apartment Saturday. He was 66

Evening Standard

Dick Van Dyke wrongly declared dead in live radio blunder

The mix-up unfolded on Heart Radio’s Breakfast Show as entertainment reporter Ashley Roberts delivered what she described as ‘sad news’

The Independent UK

Ashley Roberts apologises after announcing Dick Van Dyke’s death in live on air blunder

Ashley Roberts has apologised after mistakenly announcing Dick Van Dyke’s death live on air.

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