NFL Sides With States Against Kalshi in Supreme Court Prediction Market Fight
The NFL urged the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether states can regulate sports contracts on prediction markets, arguing they're gambling, not federally regulated swaps.
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What happened
The NFL urged the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether states can regulate sports contracts on prediction markets, arguing they’re gambling, not federally regulated swaps.
Reported details
- In opposition to federal oversight of the prediction markets, the National Football League has sided with states, Gary Gensler and one of the authors of the relevant law.
Why this matters
NFL Sides sits on the regulatory side rather than the structural side: the useful question is which dated rule, if any, follows this notice, and who wrote it. A rule that is not published yet changes nothing about who may act today, so treat the pending text as pending rather than as settled.
Evidence boundary
The scope is limited to what the linked reports state, and where two of them diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance.
What to verify
Before acting on NFL Sides, read the dated rule text itself rather than a summary of it, and note which agency wrote it and whether the comment period is still open.
Sources and editorial check time
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Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/380530/nfl-kalshi-supreme-court-prediction-market
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CoinDesk RSS: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/10/08/nfl-joins-pushback-against-prediction-markets-as-u-s-supreme-court-asked-to-act
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Editorial source check time: 2026-10-08T22:00:17.230Z
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