The Supreme Court might let states rein in prediction markets — now the NFL supports a crackdown

The Supreme Court might let states rein in prediction markets — now the NFL supports a crackdown


Certain types of bets shouldn’t be allowed, and the NFL says it knows which ones cause the most corruption.

The league is so sure, in fact, it wants the Supreme Court to weigh in on the regulatory issues surrounding prediction markets.

‘The NFL’s highest priority is preserving the integrity of its games.’

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In September, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review a court decision that puts prediction markets under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which makes them only subject to federal regulation.

The petition has since been joined by about 40 states.

The NFL wrote an amicus brief last week in support of New Jersey’s petition for SCOTUS to grant certiorari, meaning a judicial review, of platforms like Kalshi, which the

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