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Industry
April 16, 2025
Tennessee SWC Asks CFTC to Ban Sports Event Contracts
The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council (SWC) has made its stance clear to federal regulators: it does not want to see financial trading platforms offering sports-based event contracts within the state. The CFTC, Urged to “Not Permit” Sports Event Contracts In a formal letter sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the council urged the […]
Industry
April 8, 2025
Kalshi Unfazed by Cease-and-Desist Orders in Five States
Kalshi has no plans to back down despite the strong pushback in several states. In an interview with TechCrunch, the prediction market platform’s founder, Tarek Mansour said that he isn’t very concerned about the cease-and-desist orders his team has received. Kalshi’s Leaders Are Not Concerned Kalshi offers contracts on the outcomes of sports – a […]
Legal
March 3, 2025
MGM and FTC Close to Settling Dispute Over 2023 Cyberattack Probe
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and MGM Resorts International are on the verge of settling a disagreement about the big cyberattack that hit the company in September 2023. The attack cost about $100 million in damages and messed up MGM’s resort operations for more than a week. The FTC had been looking into this incident. […]
Industry
February 26, 2025
Prediction Markets Grapple with Rising Scrutiny in the USA
Prediction markets are at the epicenter of a growing debate as regulators and industry stakeholders clash over classification and oversight. The American Gaming Association (AGA) has publicly opposed this practice, filing a formal letter to the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday. AGA requests to join next month’s Washington, D.C. roundtable discussion on sports […]
Industry
February 13, 2025
Trump Nominates Kalshi Board Member Brian Quintenz as CFTC Chair
The future of prediction markets in America seems brighter as President Donald Trump nominated a Kalshi board member to chair the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Prediction markets have so far experienced certain headwinds in the USA despite the growing demand for such products. Quintenz Feels Honored to Be Nominated as CFTC Chair The chair […]
Sports
February 7, 2025
CFTC Hints at Potential Change in Prediction Market Rules
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to take another look at how it regulates prediction markets through a public discussion. Acting Chairman Caroline Pham, who President Donald Trump put in charge, is spearheading the push to create a more forward-thinking structure for these markets, which have run into legal and regulatory hurdles in […]
Sports
February 5, 2025
Robinhood Halts Super Bowl Event Contracts After CFTC Request
The futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Robinhood, announced its plans to discontinue its offering on event contracts for the upcoming Super Bowl. The announcement comes after earlier this week, the platform confirmed an agreement with Kalshi to offer event trading on the upcoming Super Bowl LIX, effectively enabling trading […]
Industry
February 4, 2025
CFTC Issues Supplemental No-Action Letter to Kalshi
Last September, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit applied a temporary freeze order against Kalshi, stopping election betting operations right after a judge sided with the prediction market platform. One of the latest developments in the two sides’ long-term legal hurdle consisted of the January 17 hearing at the same court […]
Legal
January 20, 2025
Legal Battle Between Kalshi and CFTC Intensifies
Ahead of the Presidential Elections in the United States in November, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), an agency that regulates US derivative markets and combats manipulation, fraud and other unlawful practices, clashed with Kalshi, a regulated exchange and prediction market offering trading on the outcome of real-world events. While the legal hurdle between the […]
Industry
January 14, 2025
Crypto.com’s Football Contracts Face CFTC Scrutiny
Amid the growing popularity of event trading contracts and the recent announcement that Crypto.com plans to offer options for wagering on important football games, including the upcoming Super Bowl, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly looking into the legality of that offering. CFTC Anticipates Reviewing Crypto.com’s Futures Contracts on Football Games The CFTC […]