Last updated: 05/12/2026 Latest news: Bill introduced in PA House to tax prediction markets; MN ban passes legislature and goes to the Governor; Torres & Moulton introduce new US House bill to ban campaign staffers from trading with MNPI. Below is a tracker for prediction market legislation in Congress and state legislatures. Legislation tracking sites […]
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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: 05/13/2026 Latest news: Four New Mexico tribes sue Kalshi 5/12/2026; CFTC files amicus brief in Kalshi appeal of Ohio case; Telephone conference 5/14/2026 in CFTC lawsuit against Wisconsin; This post will attempt to track every legal action around the country involving sports event contracts, both at the state and federal levels. Here is
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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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