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Polymarket challenges Massachusetts limits on sports contracts

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Polymarket filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts seeking to prevent state enforcement against its sports prediction markets. The company argues that federal law gives the Commodity Futures Trading Commission exclusive authority over the contracts; the case names Attorney General Andrea Campbell and state gaming officials as defendants.

The lawsuit may clarify whether Massachusetts can apply state gambling rules to Polymarket’s sports prediction markets.

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