CFTC sues Wisconsin in agency's legal campaign defending prediction markets authority

CFTC sues Wisconsin in agency's legal campaign defending prediction markets authority

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enPolicyShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailCFTC sues Wisconsin in agency's legal campaign defending prediction markets authorityThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission added Wisconsin to the list of states it's sued over event-contract jurisdiction, most recently New York.By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Nikhilesh De Apr 28, 2026, 6:22 p.m. Make preferred on Chairman Mike Selig's U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Wisconsin in a prediction markets standoff. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)What to know: Wisconsin has become the latest state sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a fight over whether states have jurisdiction over prediction markets as gambling platforms or whether the CFTC has solo authority as the federal regulator of derivatives.Last we

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