CFTC consults on event contracts and issues prediction-market advisory

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The CFTC opened a public consultation on prediction-market rules and issued an advisory on event contracts, including sports-related contracts, in the United States. The consultation asks about contracts that could be barred as contrary to the public interest and other issues; comments are due 45 days after the notice’s Federal Register publication.

The consultation could inform future restrictions on event contracts, while the advisory reiterates exchanges’ monitoring and anti-manipulation duties.

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CFTC withdraws event-contract proposal and sports advisory

The CFTC said on 4 February 2026 that it had withdrawn its proposed 2024 Event Contracts rule and a 2025 staff advisory on sports-related event contracts. The commission said it would reconsider the issue in light of state regulatory actions and litigation; any return to rulemaking would begin with a new proposal.

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