# Pentagon directive bars troops from using nonpublic information to bet on prediction markets

https://mins.news/en/item/112928

- ABC News, 2026-10-23 07:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/new-pentagon-directive-bans-troops-nonpublic-info-bet-137493082

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a new directive telling troops they may not use “nonpublic information” to place bets on prediction markets.

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