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Minnesota prohibits prediction markets, promptly gets sued by Trump admin
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Minnesota has become the first U.S. state to prohibit prediction-market platforms, with Governor Tim Walz signing legislation that bars such sites from operating within its borders. The new law immediately triggered a federal lawsuit, as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed suit against the state over the ban.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Hacker News·Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets
- Engadget·Minnesota passes prediction markets ban
- TechMeme·Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed the nation's first law banning prediction market sites from operating in the state; the CFTC has sued Minnesota in response (Bobby Allyn/NPR)
- Ars Technica·Minnesota prohibits prediction markets, promptly gets sued by Trump admin
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