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Polymarket US sues Massachusetts officials over potential action on sports contracts

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Polymarket US filed a federal lawsuit against Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, seeking to prevent enforcement of state gaming laws against its event contracts. The company argues that federal law gives the Commodity Futures Trading Commission exclusive authority over the relevant markets; it is seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions.

The case challenges whether Massachusetts can apply its gaming laws to Polymarket US’s event contracts.

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