Last updated: 09/09/2026 Latest news: IL State Rep introduces bill rescinding PM tax; Below is a tracker for prediction market legislation in Congress and state legislatures. Legislation tracking sites and services were not capturing everything so this page attempts to compile everything introduced in 2026. Bold bill numbers have been passed into law while strikethrough
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At 30 years old, the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) bridges the different eras of prediction markets. Founded in 1995 during the dotcom bubble, HSX was only the second play-money prediction market. Later, it was acquired by Cantor Fitzgerald, which attempted to offer real-money box office futures via Cantor Futures, one of the early attempts to
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Last updated: 09/11/2026 Latest news: Connecticut subpoenas PM service providers and media outlets; CFTC seeks preliminary injunction against Connecticut; Tenth Circuit denies Kalshi’s emergency motion for injunction pending appeal; Iowa federal court rejects Kalshi motion for preliminary injunction; Underdog sues Ohio, Washington, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts; Kalshi files to rehear Nevada appeal before full
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In the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) third public comment hearing regarding election contracts in the past two years, public comments overwhelmingly opposed the proposed rule, with 755 comments opposing, 7 supporting, and 59 unclear, duplications, or spam. Information about the two prior public comment periods can be found here. This most recent public comment
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Update 5/11/2024: CFTC proposal to ban election contracts Summary Meeting Details Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold an open meeting on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) at the CFTC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters. Members of the public can attend the meeting in person, listen by phone, or view a live stream at
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