The state regulator is escalating its enforcement fight with the CFTC-regulated exchange over sports and election event contracts.

The petition frames the core federal-state question of whether CFTC-supervised prediction markets are exempt from state gambling law.

Ohio joins a growing set of states moving to wall off licensed operators from event contracts as betting on sports and politics surges.

The federal regulator's action adds another front to the dispute over how small-stake event contracts are supervised.

The broker's retreat shows state pressure pushing platforms out of event contracts market by market.

Industry conference discussion centers on how the state-federal conflict could shape the size of the prediction market sector.

Robins' comments signal that major sportsbooks see the legal dispute as a no-lose situation regardless of how courts rule.

Crypto and commodity event contracts are drawing volume as retail brokers expand into prediction markets.

The decline in traditional sportsbook handle coincides with growing activity on event contract venues.

Campaign finance totals show the betting and event-contract industries spending heavily as regulation is debated.

Early rankings of the prediction exchange market show the sportsbook's venue trailing established platforms.

Clarification of where the offshore-linked platform stands under California law as states scrutinize event contracts.

Industry roundup tracks the wave of state and federal actions reshaping event contract oversight.

Trading on the expanded playoff format shows event contracts pricing realignment in college football.