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CFTC geographic access directive creates conflict over state sports contract blocks

The guidance, issued Thursday, November 5, interprets the impartial access rules to bar designated contract markets from excluding otherwise eligible United States traders solely because of their location. It conflicts with court orders that have required sports event contracts to be blocked in states including Michigan and Nevada.

The CFTC has directed prediction market exchanges to remove geographic restrictions within 30 days or explain why they cannot comply, according to InGame. The move creates a conflict with court-ordered restrictions on sports event contracts.

Federal access rules meet state-level court orders

Issued Thursday, November 5, the guidance interprets impartial access rules as prohibiting designated contract markets from turning away otherwise eligible United States traders solely on the basis of their location.

That interpretation conflicts with court orders requiring sports event contracts to be blocked in states including Michigan and Nevada, according to InGame. For affected exchanges, removing location-based restrictions would therefore raise a separate question of compliance with those orders.

The directive allows exchanges to explain an inability to comply rather than requiring them to lift every restriction without qualification. The supplied reporting does not establish how the conflict with existing court orders will be resolved.

What it means for prediction markets

  • Access is the immediate issue: The guidance concerns where otherwise eligible United States traders can participate on designated contract markets.
  • The 30-day window is a key checkpoint: Exchanges must end geographic restrictions or explain why they cannot comply.
  • Court restrictions remain a competing constraint: The guidance conflicts with sports event contract blocks in states including Michigan and Nevada; it does not establish that access there has reopened.
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