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U.S. CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions Potentially Countering State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the United States is currently engaged in a complex regulatory battle that pits federal oversight against the increasingly assertive stance of individual states concerning prediction markets. At the heart of this dispute lies the question of how certain financial instruments—specifically, event contracts—should be classified under existing commod…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions That Could Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the United States is intensifying its efforts to clarify the regulatory landscape surrounding event contracts—financial instruments that pay out based on the outcome of a specific event, such as a political election, a sports championship, or other real‑world occurrences. This push comes amid an ongoing clash with a number of state governments th…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions That May Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken a significant step in the ongoing debate over how prediction markets should be regulated in the United States. By submitting two interrelated rule proposals that focus on the definition of event contracts within the broader category of swaps, the agency is directly confronting a growing number of state-level attempts to label these contrac…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions That Could Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently taken a decisive step in its ongoing effort to clarify the regulatory framework surrounding event contracts, a category of financial instruments that has become increasingly prominent in the realm of prediction markets. This move is particularly significant because it directly confronts a growing tension between federal oversight and st…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions That Could Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the United States has found itself at the center of a growing conflict between federal regulatory authority and state-level gambling laws. The agency’s latest initiative involves the development of precise definitions for “event contracts,” a category of financial instruments that underpin many prediction markets. By crafting these definitions, t…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. CFTC Seeks Event Contract Definitions That May Challenge States' Gambling Assertions
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Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions That May Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently taken a notable step in its ongoing effort to clarify the regulatory landscape surrounding event contracts, a category of financial instruments that includes prediction markets and other wagers on the outcome of future occurrences. By submitting two proposed rule changes that refine the definition of swaps to the White House for review,…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions That Could Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency charged with overseeing the United States’ derivatives markets, has taken a significant step toward clarifying how certain types of event‑based contracts should be classified under federal law. In a move that could reshape the legal landscape for prediction markets, the CFTC submitted two closely linked rule proposals to the Whit…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. CFTC Pursues Event Contract Definitions That Could Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the United States has recently taken a decisive step toward clarifying the legal status of certain financial instruments known as event contracts, a move that could have far‑reaching implications for the ongoing dispute between federal regulators and individual states over the classification of prediction markets. In a pair of coordinated rule pr…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pursues Event Contract Definitions That Could Challenge State Gambling Assertions
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has once again found itself at the crossroads of federal regulatory authority and state‑level gambling legislation. In a recent move that underscores the agency’s growing interest in the burgeoning world of prediction markets, the CFTC has drafted two complementary rule proposals that focus on how event contracts—often referred to as "prediction mar…
Sept. 30, 2026, 3:19 p.m.