US CFTC aims to expand prediction market MOUs from MLB to other leagues
By Neil Roland ( April 7, 2026, 19:03 GMT | Insight) -- US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig, who last month signed an information-sharing memorandum of understanding with Major League Baseball related to fast-growing online prediction markets, said the agency also is in talks “with all the other leagues.” “We've [also] encouraged the exchanges themselves to work with the leagues and not list contracts that the leagues tell them could be readily susceptible to manipulation,” he said.US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig, who last month signed an information-sharing memorandum of understanding with Major League Baseball related to fast-growing online prediction markets, said the agency also is in talks “with all the other leagues.”...
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