For decades, gambling has been regulated by states that decide which forms of wagering are allowed and which are prohibited within their borders.
Now, a growing wave of lawsuits over prediction markets is testing whether that authority still applies. At the center of the dispute is the following question: Are contracts tied to real-life events a form of gambling that should be regulated by the states, or financial products governed by federal regulators?
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