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❗️White House aides got an email last month telling them not to place bets on prediction markets, multiple sources told@CBSNews. Press reports had raised concerns about govt officials using nonpublic info to place wagers on Kalshi and Polymarket, said the email, from White House Management Office. The warning reminded staff that's a criminal offense, and is also prohibited by govt ethics regulations. "All White House employees are reminded that the misuse of nonpublic information by government employees for financial benefit is a very serious offense and will not be tolerated."