Members of Congress using online prediction markets? Don't bet on it

No one would have predicted it.

But you could have made a lot of money if you did.

With uncharacteristic dispatch, the United States Senate unanimously voted to ban senators and staff from playing in the prediction markets.

"This is a national security risk," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. "The very possibility that a member’s vote could be influenced by a bet is reason enough to slam the door shut."

SENATE QUIETLY BANS LAWMAKERS FROM BETTING ON PREDICTION MARKETS

You can’t predict the future.