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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:** Bloomberg Law, April 17, 2026
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+Judge Nelson's Rule 40.11 framing at Ninth Circuit oral arguments: CFTC's own regulations prohibit DCMs from listing gaming contracts unless CFTC grants an exception. Nelson stated prediction markets have two options — they can't do the activity at all, or they're regulated by the state. The federal authorization they claim either doesn't exist (gaming is prohibited on DCMs) or requires explicit CFTC permission (which hasn't been granted specifically for sports event contracts). CFTC attorney Minot's response (arguing CFTC doesn't define sports contracts as 'gaming') was apparently unpersuasive to all three judges.

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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:** Bloomberg Law, April 17, 2026
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+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 Third Circuit's April 6 ruling for Kalshi (2-1, preliminary injunction for federal preemption), a Ninth Circuit ruling for Nevada creates confirmed circuit split. Fortune (April 20) describes case as 'hurtling toward the Supreme Court.'
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+## Extending Evidence
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+**Source:** Bloomberg Law, April 17, 2026
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+Total prediction market trading volume exceeded $6.5 billion in first two weeks of April 2026. The Masters golf market alone reached $460M. This scale creates significant economic stakes for SCOTUS review beyond pure federalism questions — the markets are growing faster than regulatory certainty timeline, creating mismatch between market size and regulatory durability.