AGA appoints Chris Christie to advise on prediction markets
The American Gaming Association appointed former New Jersey governor Chris Christie to an advisory role opposing prediction markets, according to the report. Christie has publicly argued that sports event contracts offered by prediction-market platforms are illegal, while those platforms say they are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rather than state laws.
AGA’s opposition highlights a dispute over whether sports event contracts fall under state gambling laws or CFTC regulation.