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How outlets cover Casar · Mar 17 – Mar 19, 2026

Rep. Greg Casar and Sen. Chris Murphy Introduce BETS OFF Act

Rep. Greg Casar and Sen. Chris Murphy introduced the BETS OFF Act to restrict prediction-market bets tied to government actions and other sensitive events. Left-leaning outlets emphasize suspected insider profiteering, while center outlets focus on the bill’s restrictions and scope.

Lead article · CoinTelegraph · CENTERUS Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Prediction Markets War Bets
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Greg Casar D · TX-35
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Rep. Greg Casar and Sen. Chris Murphy introduced the BETS OFF Act, which would restrict prediction-market bets tied to government actions and other sensitive events. Outlets also link the proposal to suspiciously timed wagers around U.S. actions in Iran and Venezuela.

Left-leaning outlets foreground suspected insider profiteering and corruption as the rationale for the bill. Center outlets focus on the proposal’s restrictions and scope, with one article also including statements from Casar and Polymarket.

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“Curbing insider profiteering”

Common Dreams foregrounds suspected insider profiteering and corruption as the rationale for Casar’s bill.

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Common DreamsMAR 18 · 1:48 PM ET
New Bill Would Crack Down on Prediction Markets After Suspicious Bets on Maduro, IranRepresentative Greg Casar co-introduced legislation to curb what he described as a crisis of corruption in prediction markets.CRED 60BAL 35 PORTRAYS CASAR: NEUTRAL
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How outlets portrayed Casar

Each article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read

Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral.

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When each side covered it

Articles per day by side. MAR 17: Left 0, Center 2, Right 0. MAR 18: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0. MAR 19: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0.

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