# US CFTC seeks event-contract definitions that could challenge states’ gambling claims

https://mins.news/en/item/80542

- CoinDesk, 2026-09-30 15:19 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/30/u-s-cftc-seeks-event-contract-definitions-that-may-defy-states-gambling-claims

> As it confronts states over prediction markets, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sent two related rules on swap definitions to the White House for review. The proposals could challenge states’ claims that event contracts constitute gambling.

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