By SectorWire desk ·
CME Group chief executive Terry Duffy described sports event contracts as gambling. He expected sports prediction markets to reach the Supreme Court and questioned the economic purpose of markets covering Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Duffy’s comments question the regulatory treatment and economic purpose of some prediction market products.
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Duffy’s comments address the legal controversy surrounding sports prediction markets.
Duffy drew a distinction between CME’s sports contracts and some other prediction-market products.
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