Vault: The players of prediction market policy

You can’t throw a stone in the U.S. Capitol without hitting a lawmaker with a bill to regulate prediction markets.

We don’t think this will be a serious legislative push for a while, at least on the federal level. But there’s no question the sector’s political risk in Washington is rising, and the next session of Congress could pose real policy dangers to the nascent industry.

As the legislative push gains momentum, here are a few of the players we’re watching.