By SectorWire desk · · Updated
IG Group chief executive Breon Corcoran expects clarity on prediction markets sooner than previously anticipated. Corcoran said the company was prepared for a potential adverse Supreme Court ruling on sports event contracts.
IG Group says it is prepared for a potential adverse Supreme Court ruling on sports event contracts.
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Corcoran’s comments raise questions about prediction platforms’ volume reporting and legal uncertainty surrounding sports event contracts.
The comments identify regulatory uncertainty as a consideration in IG Group’s Underdog transaction.
The lawsuit challenges Tennessee’s ability to apply state wagering laws to Underdog’s event contract platform.
IG Group’s sports betting licence application follows its acquisition of US prediction market Underdog.
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