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U.S. CFTC secures deal with National Hockey League on prediction market safeguards

By Jesse HamiltonCoinDesk

A new arrangement has been set between the derivatives regulator and professional hockey, following on the heels of a similar baseball agreement.

In the midst of its playoffs surge, the top professional hockey league has agreed to coordinate oversight of betting on popular prediction markets with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, …