Prediction markets: Odds are Washington claims supremacy

Published June 3, 2026 6:00am ET



Prediction markets have wandered into the middle of a fresh constitutional fight.

Minnesota just passed the nation’s first outright ban, classing these markets as gambling and putting them under the state’s usual authority to police public morals and protect consumers.

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