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My response to the CFTC on event contracts

Here is my response to the CFTC’s “Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts.” I appreciate this opportunity to help in working towards regulated prediction markets in the US, and I thank the Commissioners for it. Given … Continue reading

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Are U.S. banks capable of stopping transactions tied to event derivative traders made for speculating at InTrade-TradeSports and MatchBook?

New York Times: Congress to Take Testimony on Internet Gambling Ban By Matt Richtel The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 made it illegal for banks and other financial institutions to process online wagers. The goal was to find … Continue reading

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Will HedgeStreet USA, the hypothetical InTrade USA, and the hypothetical TradeFair USA, be regulated in the future by a merged SEC+CFTC regulatory structure?

That sounds like a good prediction market proposal. – As you all know: The SEC regulates the securities markets (which support capital formation). The CFTC regulates the futures markets (which exist to discover prices). The SEC is rules based, meaning … Continue reading

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Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) urged Attorney General General Gonzales to enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).

Lawrence G. Walters: [...] First, Sen. Kyl strongly urged Gonzales to agree that there is a need for “strong regulations.” Gonzales did so agree. Next, Sen. Kyl pushed Gonzales to agree that the regulations would include a requirement that banks … Continue reading

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