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CFTC Proposes Rules: Sports Scores OK, Injuries Banned

6/11/2026

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CFTC Proposes Rules

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed new prediction-market rules on June 10, 2026.
The draft permits sports contracts based on scores, rejects injury or officiating contracts, and declares election contracts not “gaming” while opening a 45-day public comment period.
Gary Kalbaugh says each contract will still face a case-by-case public-interest review as Kalshi and Polymarket partner with Nasdaq and Dow Jones to broaden market data.

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CFTC Suits States

The CFTC sued several states that tried to ban prediction markets.
It also pursued an insider-trading case against a prediction-market trader.
A case alleges a U.S. military member used confidential Venezuelan-action intel to bet.
Following jurisdiction challenges, the commission withdrew its 2024 rule proposal, opened a 45-day comment period, and said the new framework will protect market integrity while permitting responsible innovation.

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CFTC Targets Prediction

The CFTC issued its first rule proposal targeting the fast-growing prediction-market sector under federal oversight.
President Donald Trump promised broader regulation, criticized Democratic-led states for lawsuits and bans, and named Michael Selig as CFTC chairman.
The proposal would ban contracts tied to terrorism, war or unlawful activity while permitting aggregate sports-outcome contracts based on objective data, aiming to assert federal jurisdiction over prediction markets against state challenges.

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CFTC Proposes Rules

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed new prediction-market rules on June 10, 2026.
The draft permits sports contracts based on scores, rejects injury or officiating contracts, and declares election contracts not “gaming” while opening a 45-day public comment period.
Gary Kalbaugh says each contract will still face a case-by-case public-interest review as Kalshi and Polymarket partner with Nasdaq and Dow Jones to broaden market data.

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