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# Curtis-Schiff Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act
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**Type:** Federal legislation
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**Status:** Senate bill (as of March 2026)
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**Sponsors:** Sen. Curtis (R-Utah), Sen. Schiff (D-California)
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**Domain:** Prediction market regulation
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## Overview
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Bipartisan Senate legislation introduced March 23, 2026 to explicitly prohibit CFTC-registered platforms from listing sports and casino-style prediction market products. Would codify state gaming commissions' position into federal law by defining sports event contracts as gambling products requiring state gaming licenses rather than CFTC registration.
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## Key Provisions
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- **Scope:** Applies to CFTC-registered Designated Contract Markets (DCMs)
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- **Definition:** Classifies sports event contracts as gambling products, not derivatives/swaps
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- **Licensing:** Would require state gaming licenses instead of CFTC registration
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- **Exclusions:** Does NOT explicitly address on-chain prediction markets or blockchain-based futarchy governance markets
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## Political Context
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- **Bipartisan support:** Republican Curtis (Utah) + Democrat Schiff (California) breaks partisan framing of prediction market debates
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- **Utah angle:** Curtis represents non-gaming state, suggesting opposition extends beyond state revenue protection
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- **Timing:** Filed three weeks after Arizona criminal charges (March 17, 2026), during peak state-federal jurisdictional conflict
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- **Industry context:** American Gaming Association had just released $600M state tax revenue loss data
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## Legislative Status
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- Senate bill as of late March 2026
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- No House companion bill identified
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- Would need to pass both chambers and overcome potential presidential opposition (Trump administration has been pro-prediction market)
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## Timeline
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- **2026-03-23** — Bill introduced in Senate by Curtis and Schiff
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## Connections
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- Targets platforms: [[kalshi]], [[polymarket]]
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- Related litigation: Arizona criminal charges (March 17, 2026)
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- Industry opposition: American Gaming Association
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- Regulatory context: [[cftc]] exclusive jurisdiction claims
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## Sources
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- MultiState legislative tracking (March 2026)
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- inbox/queue/2026-03-23-curtis-schiff-prediction-markets-gambling-act.md |