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Northern Territory legislators seek review of online gambling oversight

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Northern Territory crossbenchers called for a parliamentary review of the Racing and Wagering Act, which sets the authority of the NT Racing and Wagering Commission. Independent MP Justine Davis raised concerns about the commission’s oversight role, while Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby said allegations should be supported by evidence; several other legislators backed a review.

A review could change the statutory framework governing the commission’s oversight of online betting operators.

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State attorneys general seek Supreme Court review of prediction market oversight

A group of 40 state attorneys general asked the US Supreme Court to consider New Jersey’s prediction markets dispute. New Jersey wants to reverse an appellate decision giving federal commodity-trading legislation priority over its gambling rules.

Forty state attorneys general, drawn from both parties and speaking for 39 states plus Washington, D.C., have signed an amicus brief asking the US Supreme Court to take up New Jersey's suit against prediction market operators. The filing backs New Jersey's effort to reverse a decision by a lower appellate court, which held that the state's gambling statutes were displaced by federal commodity-trading law.

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