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**Source:** IGA Chairman David Bean, CNIGA Chairman James Siva, Yogonet April 2026
Tribal gaming operators filed ANPRM comments representing a $40B+ industry with federal treaty protections under IGRA. Indian Gaming Association and California Nations Indian Gaming Association characterized CFTC preemption as existential threat to tribal exclusivity. This adds a politically powerful coalition with bipartisan congressional access that is distinct from state AG opposition.
## Extending Evidence
**Source:** Yogonet International, April 20 2026
Tribal gaming operators filed ANPRM comments representing a $40B+ industry with federal treaty protections and bipartisan congressional allies. Indian Gaming Association Chairman David Bean and California Nations Indian Gaming Association Chairman James Siva both submitted comments characterizing CFTC preemption as an existential threat to IGRA's state-tribal compact framework. This adds a politically powerful stakeholder coalition independent of state AG opposition.

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**Source:** Pueblo of Laguna ANPRM comments, Yogonet April 2026
Tribal gaming opposition creates a second litigation front beyond state AGs. Tribes have standing to challenge CFTC preemption based on IGRA federal law, not just state gambling law. Pueblo of Laguna and other tribal nations cited revenue losses from unregulated prediction market activity in ANPRM comments.
## Extending Evidence
**Source:** Yogonet International, April 20 2026
Tribal nations (Pueblo of Laguna and others) cited revenue losses from unregulated prediction market activity in ANPRM comments, creating a federal law dimension to the state-federal preemption fight. Unlike states fighting on Tenth Amendment grounds, tribes fight on IGRA grounds—a federal statute that depends on state regulatory authority existing. This opens a second litigation front if CFTC proceeds with preemption.

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# Pueblo of Laguna
**Type:** Tribal Nation
**Domain:** Internet Finance
**Status:** Active
**Domain:** Internet Finance (Regulatory Stakeholder)
**Status:** Active
## Overview
Pueblo of Laguna is a federally recognized tribal nation that operates gaming facilities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). The tribe has participated in regulatory proceedings concerning prediction markets and their impact on tribal gaming exclusivity.
Pueblo of Laguna is a federally recognized tribal nation that operates gaming facilities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). The tribe filed comments in the CFTC's April 2026 ANPRM on event contracts, citing revenue losses from unregulated prediction market activity.
## Timeline
- **2026-04-20** — Filed ANPRM comments with CFTC citing revenue losses from unregulated prediction market activity threatening tribal gaming exclusivity
- **2026-04-20** — Filed ANPRM comments citing revenue losses from unregulated prediction market activity, joining broader tribal gaming opposition to CFTC preemption
## Significance
Represents tribal gaming stakeholder participation in CFTC rulemaking, demonstrating that prediction market regulatory expansion affects federally protected tribal gaming exclusivity under IGRA.