#event-contracts tag

1 week ago

Poker

US Senate Bans Lawmakers From Betting on Prediction Markets

fromCointelegraph

Cryptocurrency

Polymarket's Lawsuit Could Decide Who Regulates US Prediction Markets

US politics

Michael Selig, prediction markets, and regulatory contradictions

Michael S. Selig defends federally regulated prediction markets as legitimate economic tools while expressing uncertainty about distinguishing event contracts from wagers.

fromFast Company

8 months ago

Venture

Kalshi found a backdoor to sports gambling, and is throwing it open to everyone

Kalshi will offer sportsbook-style football markets—point spreads, totals, and individual touchdown scorers—by enabling tradable event contracts outside state-licensed sportsbooks.

Law

fromFast Company

5 days ago

Kalshi's $22 billion problem

Kalshi’s sports-related prediction markets were challenged as unlicensed sports betting in Massachusetts, with a court asked to overturn an injunction.

1 week ago

Poker

US Senate Bans Lawmakers From Betting on Prediction Markets

fromCointelegraph

Cryptocurrency

Polymarket's Lawsuit Could Decide Who Regulates US Prediction Markets

US politics

Michael Selig, prediction markets, and regulatory contradictions

fromFast Company

8 months ago

Venture

Kalshi found a backdoor to sports gambling, and is throwing it open to everyone

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Senate Democrats Urge CFTC to Ban Sports and Election Contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket

Democratic senators urged the CFTC to ban event contracts on elections, war, sports, and government actions without economic hedging interest.

Law

2 weeks ago

CFTC Charges Polymarket Trader in First Event Contract Insider Trading Case

CFTC charges a U.S. Army member for insider trading in prediction markets using classified information, raising legal and national security concerns.

fromArs Technica

Intellectual property law

Poker

Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws

CFTC lawsuit targets states over prediction markets ban

Federal regulators are suing Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut to assert authority over event contracts against state regulations labeling them as unlicensed gambling.

US politics

CFTC makes things clearer for prediction markets, as it withdraws event contracts ban

US politics

CFTC chairman moves to clarify prediction markets position

US politics

1 week ago

Senate Democrats Urge CFTC to Ban Sports and Election Contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket

Democratic senators urged the CFTC to ban event contracts on elections, war, sports, and government actions without economic hedging interest.

Law

2 weeks ago

CFTC Charges Polymarket Trader in First Event Contract Insider Trading Case

CFTC charges a U.S. Army member for insider trading in prediction markets using classified information, raising legal and national security concerns.

fromArs Technica

Intellectual property law

Poker

Sports bets on prediction markets ruled to be "swaps," exempt from state laws

CFTC lawsuit targets states over prediction markets ban

Federal regulators are suing Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut to assert authority over event contracts against state regulations labeling them as unlicensed gambling.

US politics

CFTC makes things clearer for prediction markets, as it withdraws event contracts ban

US politics

CFTC chairman moves to clarify prediction markets position

B3 to Launch Bitcoin-Linked Prediction Contracts as Brazil Bans Polymarket and Kalshi

B3 launches six Event Contracts, including bitcoin, while banning derivatives on sports and political events.

Cryptocurrency

3 weeks ago

OKX Launches Simplified Event Contracts' for Bitcoin and Ether Price Predictions

OKX launched Event Contracts for predicting BTC and ETH price movements, simplifying trading for retail investors without leverage risks.

Nevada Court Rules Kalshi Event Contracts Align With Gambling Laws

Judge Jason Woodbury ruled that the event contracts offered by Kalshi constitute unlicensed gambling, effectively barring the platform from offering sports, entertainment, and election-related contracts to Nevada residents.

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