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 **Source:** Curtis-Schiff bill, March 23, 2026
 
 Bipartisan Senate legislation to reclassify sports contracts as gambling demonstrates that DCM preemption is vulnerable to Congressional override through statutory redefinition, not just court interpretation—reducing the durability of CFTC protection even for centralized platforms
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+## Challenging Evidence
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+**Source:** Judge Nelson, Ninth Circuit oral arguments, April 16, 2026
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+Judge Nelson's Rule 40.11 argument creates a preemption paradox: CFR Rule 40.11 prohibits DCMs from listing gaming contracts unless the CFTC grants an exception. If sports event contracts are gaming contracts (as Nevada argues and Nelson appears to accept), then the CFTC framework that prediction markets cite for federal preemption simultaneously forbids their core product. Nelson stated: 'You go to a casino to make sports bets' when CFTC attorney Jordan Minot argued the agency doesn't define sports contracts as 'involving gaming.' This challenges the claim that DCM registration provides reliable preemption protection, as the protection may be self-negating if the contracts are classified as gaming.

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 **Source:** Bloomberg Law, April 17, 2026
 
 Bloomberg Law reports April 16, 2026 Ninth Circuit oral arguments showed all three Trump-appointed judges (Nelson, Bade, Lee) expressing marked skepticism toward prediction markets and CFTC preemption arguments. Judge Nelson focused on Rule 40.11's prohibition of gaming contracts on DCMs unless CFTC grants exceptions. Legal observers at the argument consensus: panel appears likely to rule for Nevada. Combined with 3rd Circuit's April 6 ruling for Kalshi (2-1, preliminary injunction for federal preemption), a 9th Circuit ruling for Nevada creates confirmed circuit split. Fortune (April 20) describes case as 'hurtling toward the Supreme Court.'
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+## Supporting Evidence
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+**Source:** casino.org, April 20, 2026; Ninth Circuit oral arguments April 16, 2026
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+Ninth Circuit oral arguments on April 16, 2026 showed all three judges (Nelson, Bade, Lee) expressing skepticism toward Kalshi's federal preemption argument. Judge Nelson directly challenged CFTC's position on Rule 40.11, stating: '40.11 says any regulated entity shall not list for trading gaming contracts. It prohibits it from going on. The only way to get around it is if you get permission first.' The casino.org article published April 20 described the ruling as expected 'in the coming days' rather than the typical 60-120 day window, suggesting imminent circuit split confirmation. Multiple states (including Arizona) have filed to delay their own cases pending this ruling, confirming its dispositive significance.