politics
March 19, 2026
CFTC and MLB enter sports prediction market in signed agreement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Major League Baseball signed an agreement on Thursday that allows both parties to enter the sports prediction market space.
TL;DR
- The CFTC and MLB have signed an agreement to enter the sports prediction market space.
- The deal aims to protect the integrity of professional baseball and its related prediction markets.
- This is the first memorandum of understanding between a federal agency and a professional sports league.
- MLB has named Polymarket as its exclusive prediction market partner, granting Polymarket access to logos and data.
- MLB will promote Polymarket, which will operate under a comprehensive integrity framework.
- The CFTC is discussing similar partnerships with other sports leagues.
- The CFTC opposes state-level regulation of prediction markets.
- Criminal charges have been filed against Kalshi in Arizona for alleged illegal gambling.
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