Minnesota lawmakers are moving to outlaw prediction markets that let users trade on real-world events. A new proposal in the state Senate would make it a felony to run, promote, or help facilitate platforms where people place financial positions on outcomes such as sports games, elections, disasters, or even deaths. The bill, Senate File 4511, was introduced Monday (March 16) and immediately sent to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee for consideration. The measure is sponsored by Sens. John Marty, Jordan Rasmusson, Mary Kunesh, Erin Maye Quade, and Matt Klein. Lawmakers wrote it as an amendment to Minnesota’s existing gambling statutes. The proposal rewrites part of the law defining what qualifies as a bet and then adds a new section aimed directly at prediction market platforms and related businesses.…