U.S. CFTC secures deal with National Hockey League on prediction market safeguards
Key takeaways
- The CFTC has been pursuing similar arrangements with all of the professional sports leagues, Chairman Mike Selig said at an event last week.
- Selig has made it a point to foster the industry and to defend his agency's role as its sole regulator.
- Prediction market betting has seen explosive growth in recent years, and along with its popularity has come concerns that the wagering is being abused and is encouraging cheating.
CFTC secures deal with National Hockey League on prediction market safeguards. A new arrangement has been set between the derivatives regulator and professional hockey, following on the heels of a similar baseball agreement.By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Nikhilesh De May 21, 2026, 3:12 p.m. 2 min read Make preferred on The National Hockey League has agreed to share information with U.S. federal regulators to keep prediction market betting fair. (Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)What to know: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has secured a memorandum of understanding with the National Hockey League to share information connected to prediction market betting. The MOU is the latest arrangement between the derivatives regulator and a major sports league, following a similar memo with Major League Baseball.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, securing a new memorandum of understanding similar to the one recently struck with Major League Baseball.
The National Hockey League, which had officially linked itself last year with both Kalshi and Polymarket as the league's official prediction market partners, has agreed to share information with the regulator on event contracts tied to its games, according to a Thursday statement from the agency. The CFTC has been pursuing similar arrangements with all of the professional sports leagues, Chairman Mike Selig said at an event last week.
"This agreement is another step toward safeguarding the integrity of sports and protecting market participants in prediction markets from insider trading, fraud, and other abuses," he said of the NHL arrangement in a statement.