The Former Congressman Making the Case for Federal Oversight of Prediction Markets

SEC acting enforcement chief lays out priorities, nods to `unusual' transition

Friday Q and A: The fight over setting a regulatory framework for event contracts, particularly those involving sports wagers, seems to be metastasizing by the day. It also has all the hallmarks of what Washington denizens like to call three dimensional chess. The CFTC’s new chairman is embracing the products, while a number of state gambling commission…