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Arrest over Maduro raid bet fuels insider trading concerns

Season 2026 Episode 86 | 5m 53s

A Special Forces soldier who helped plan the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was indicted for allegedly using classified information about the raid to make prediction market bets. It is raising new concerns about insider trading and the need for regulation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Liz Landers and David Hill, who writes about gambling for Rolling Stone and American Gambler.

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