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Predictable? Soldier Arrested Over Maduro Bets

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ABC News

News, Daily News, Politics

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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A U.S. special forces soldier is arrested for allegedly placing Polymarket bets on the removal of Nicolas Maduro. The Justice Department reclassifies marijuana as a less serious drug. And the Trump administration considers a bailout for struggling Spirit Airlines.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's Friday, April 24th, and you could bet on something like this happening. We start here.

0:31.1

An American soldier is arrested for allegedly betting on his own operation.

0:36.7

His sources told us that he is someone who was deeply involved with the execution of this rate.

0:41.3

There's about to be some predictable scrutiny on prediction markets.

0:44.3

The federal government has finally mellowed on pot.

0:47.3

There is an accepted medical use, and this opens the door to a lot of research.

0:52.3

This was a revolutionary day for the cannabis industry,

0:55.2

but doctors have some blunt questions.

0:57.7

And how is this for the spirit of generosity?

1:00.2

Helping them out, meaning bailing them out or buying it,

1:03.6

I think we just buy it.

1:04.8

Why the U.S. government is considering bailing out an airline.

1:10.3

From ABC News, this is Start Here.

1:13.6

I'm Brad Milky.

1:19.3

If you listened to our show yesterday, you heard us talking about these new things called

1:23.3

prediction markets.

1:25.0

Polymarket and Kalshi are two of the biggest prediction markets in the country,

1:29.1

taking bets, not just on sports, but on anything. A couple years ago, federal courts declared

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