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Heinrich seeks amendments to shield tribal gaming from prediction markets

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US Senator Martin Heinrich and 11 other Democratic senators urged revisions to two bills under consideration in the Senate, saying they could allow online sports betting and casino-style gambling outside state and tribal oversight. Their proposed amendments would bar covered platforms from facilitating sports betting and clarify that the bills cannot be used to bypass tribal-state gaming compacts, according to Heinrich's office.

The proposed changes could affect how prediction markets operate alongside tribal-state gaming compacts.

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Oklahoma tribal representatives warn of prediction market challenges to gaming authority

Representatives from 20 Oklahoma tribal nations raised concerns about prediction markets’ reach and their implications for tribal gaming authority. Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association chairman Matthew Morgan argued that the platforms’ products resemble gambling, while the industry maintains that they fall under Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight rather than state gaming regulators.

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