U.S. soldier pleads not guilty to charges of gambling on Maduro raid

A U.S. Army special forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has pleaded not guilty to charges of using classified information to place profitable bets on the outcome of a military operation that led to the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Van Dyke is accused of winning over $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket by betting on Maduro's removal before the mission was publicly announced. He faces multiple federal charges including wire fraud and unlawful use of government information, with prosecutors alleging clear insider trading. The case has intensified scrutiny of prediction markets and calls for tighter regulation.