Sports prediction market contracts are not federal swaps, US appeals court rules
31st August, 2026
Narayani Srinivasan
The outcome contradicts an earlier appeals court decision which ruled that all event contracts are swaps and are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), paving way for the Supreme Court to have the final say.
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