Prediction Markets; Public Interest Determinations - Proposed Rules

CFTC-2026-1189-0001NPRM

Comments

1,385

Last activity Jul 29, 2026

Deadline

Closed on Jul 28, 2026

Closed Jul 28, 2026

Net supporti

-88%

-88% excluding campaigns

Document

Details

The document's own metadata, straight from the source system.

Title: Prediction Markets; Public Interest Determinations - Proposed Rules

Posted: Jun 12, 2026
Comment period: Jun 12, 2026 – Jul 28, 2026
Agency: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
FR Doc: 2026-11854
CFR: 17 CFR Part 40

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Analysis

Overview

What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.

Include campaigns

Analyzed 1,226 of 1,385 comments

89%· analysis in progress

Stance breakdown

-88%

Net support

Support70Oppose1,146Other10Not yet analyzed159

Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is -88% across organic comments.

Who commented

Breakdown by commenter type.

Academic

Business

Individual

1,166

Government

Advocacy

Other

Not yet analyzed

159

Comments over time

Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.

Posted Jun 12, 2026Deadline Jul 28, 2026

Jun 8Jun 22Jul 6Jul 20Jul 27

Support70Oppose1,146Other10

Support × commenter type

How each type splits across stance.

Support

Oppose

Other

Individual

96%

Business

85%

15%

Advocacy

20%

80%

Academic

45%

Government

18%

73%

Other

33%

67%

Issues raised

The docket's canonical issues. Select one to browse its comments.

Insider information risk1,131

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Sports wagering integrity and controls975

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Online gambling regulation925

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Limited government oversight500

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Retail solicitation and consumer protection379

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Resolvability and settlement integrity14

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Litigation-outcome event contracts10

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Ban betting on past events9

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Privacy and constitutional rights3

→

Tribal gaming rights3

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Position map

Who stands where on each issue?

Every non-silent position is backed by an excerpt from the comment.

Organization	Sports wagering integrity and controls	Insider information risk	Litigation-outcome event contracts	Resolvability and settlement integrity
CALinnovates AdvocacyOppose CALinnovates opposes the proposed rules that would allow sports event contracts to be treated as ordinary financial deri	·	·		·
Gambit Gamer, Inc. BusinessSupport Joseph Sky Ryu, CEO of Gambit Gamer, Inc., supports the proposed framework for public-interest determinations regarding	·	·	·
Guidiville Indian Rancheria GovernmentOppose The Guidiville Indian Rancheria opposes the proposed rule, arguing it threatens tribal sovereignty, violates the Indian		·	·	·
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board GovernmentOppose The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board opposes the proposed rules, arguing that the CFTC's framework creates a federally	·		·	·
SANTA YNEZ BAND OF CHUMASH INDIANS GovernmentOppose The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians opposes the proposed rule, arguing that it would authorize online wagering on tri		·	·	·
Spirit Lake Gaming Commission GovernmentOppose The Spirit Lake Gaming Commission, a regulatory agency of the Spirit Lake Nation, opposes the CFTC's proposed rule, argu		·	·	·
THLOPTHLOCCO TRIBAL TOWN GovernmentSupport Mekko Brent Brown, Town King of the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, submits comments on behalf of the federally recognized Ind		·		·
Tonto Apache Tribe GovernmentOppose The Tonto Apache Tribe opposes the proposed rules because they could allow prediction-market contracts to function as sp			·	·
Wanna.com / Wanna Parlay / Morris Packaging BusinessSupport Jim Bob Morris, founder of Wanna.com and Wanna Parlay, supports the proposed action to strictly enforce public interest		·	·	·

CALinnovates

AdvocacyOppose

Litigation-outcome event contracts

Gambit Gamer, Inc.

BusinessSupport

Resolvability and settlement integrity

Guidiville Indian Rancheria

GovernmentOppose