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Every state law and bill aimed at prediction markets, and every bill in Congress, in one table. Filter by level, status or state.
- 8State laws enacted
- 9State bills pending
- 31Bills in Congress
- 1Out of committee in Congress
| Bill | Where | Status | Date | What it does |
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| H.R. 10109Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act | Congress | In committee | Aug. 17, 2026 | Would bar federally regulated prediction markets from offering wildfire-related contracts, without preempting state gambling laws. Referred to Agriculture and Judiciary.Sponsors: Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| HB 2711Prediction market consumer protection and integrity framework | Pennsylvania | Pending | July 22, 2026 | Introduced July 22, 2026 by Rep. Tarik Khan with 24 cosponsors, the bill would set conduct rules for prediction markets, including a minimum age of 21, insider-trading and manipulation controls, and bans on contracts tied to youth sports or individual health and death. It would not create a license or tax; enforcement would fall to the attorney general and district attorneys. It was referred to the Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee.Source: covers.com |
| H.R. 9856Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act | Congress | In committee | July 22, 2026 | Bipartisan House companion to S. 4160, barring sports and casino-style contracts on registered entities. Referred to House Agriculture.Sponsors: Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV); Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 9706Facial Recognition to Protect Children Act | Congress | In committee | July 15, 2026 | Would require wagering operators and prediction markets to verify users' age by facial recognition, and replace the event-contract review framework with CFTC public-interest rules. Referred to Agriculture and Energy and Commerce.Sponsors: Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)Source: govinfo.gov |
| SB 257 (2025-2026 budget)State budget act: prediction market tax and CFTC recognition | North Carolina | Enacted | July 7, 2026 | Imposes a 6% tax on prediction market operators' net trading-fee revenue attributable to North Carolina residents, effective Jan. 1, 2027, and states that CFTC registration lets prediction markets operate in the state without a state license.Source: theblock.co |
| H.R. 9560No Profiting from Public Service Act | Congress | In committee | June 30, 2026 | Would bar federal officials and candidates from government- and politics-related event contracts and restrict many senior officials' securities and derivatives holdings.Sponsors: Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI); Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA); Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH); Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 9429Public Service Accountability Act | Congress | In committee | June 24, 2026 | Bipartisan bill that would bar senior officials in all three branches from prediction markets and from trading individual stocks and derivatives during federal service.Sponsors: Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH); Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 9367Stop Lawmakers From Predicting Act | Congress | In committee | June 18, 2026 | Would bar members of Congress, spouses and dependent children from trading certain contracts tied to government policy. The House Administration Committee advanced it on June 24, 2026, and no floor action has been reported.Sponsors: Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 9082Honesty and Trust in Service Act | Congress | In committee | May 29, 2026 | Would direct the Defense Department to bar service members and civilian employees from prediction-market trades on nonpublic duty information. It followed the Maduro-related insider-trading case. Referred to Armed Services.Sponsors: Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| SF 3432 (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 118, art. 6)Prediction markets offense (Minn. Stat. § 609.7615) | Minnesota | Enacted | May 26, 2026 | Makes creating, operating or facilitating a prediction market, and advertising one, a felony; covers sports, elections, legal actions, deaths, pop culture and other listed events; lets the state gambling director issue cease-and-desist orders; effective Aug. 1, 2026. Enforcement against CFTC-registered exchanges is preliminarily enjoined.Source: revisor.mn.gov |
| SB 1992 / HB 2079 (Public Chapter 1109)Criminal offenses: prediction market manipulation | Tennessee | Enacted | May 22, 2026 | Makes it a Class E felony to try, for financial gain, to influence an event while holding a prediction-market contract tied to it. Signed May 22, 2026; Public Chapter 1109 assigned May 27; effective July 1, 2026.Source: fastdemocracy.com |
| SF 4760 (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 97, art. 8)Omnibus public safety policy bill (earlier prediction market provisions) | Minnesota | Enacted | May 18, 2026 | Contained the first enacted version of the ban; its article 8, sections 1 to 3 were repealed by SF 3432 (ch. 118).Source: revisor.mn.gov |
| S. 4555GAME Act of 2026 (Gaming Advertisement to Minors Enforcement Act) | Congress | In committee | May 18, 2026 | Would bar large ad platforms from targeting sports-gambling ads, defined to include prediction markets, to minors. Sen. Marsha Blackburn later joined. Referred to Senate Commerce.Sponsors: Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL); Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Source: govinfo.gov |
| HB 887 (136th GA)Prohibit public officials and employees from using prediction markets | Ohio | Pending | May 2026 | Sponsored by Rep. Sean Brennan, the bill would bar covered state officials and employees from holding prediction market accounts or trading event contracts, with misdemeanor penalties and fines.Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us |
| HB 2497Prediction market licensing and tax | Pennsylvania | Pending | May 2026 | Introduced by a group of Democratic lawmakers including Rep. Danilo Burgos, the bill would require a Gaming Control Board license ($1 million, renewable annually at the same amount), tax gross revenue at 20% plus a 2% local share assessment, and set a minimum age of 21. It was referred to the House Gaming Oversight Committee.Source: covers.com |
| H.R. 8771Campaign Event Contract Integrity Act | Congress | In committee | May 12, 2026 | Would bar campaign-affiliated people from trading political event contracts on material nonpublic campaign information and require monitoring of suspicious trades. Referred to House Agriculture.Sponsors: Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY); Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. Res. 708Amending Senate Rule XXXVII to prohibit Senators from trading on prediction markets | Congress | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2026 | Senate rules change barring senators, officers and employees from event-contract transactions. The Senate agreed to it on April 30, 2026, and as a simple resolution it needs no House action.Sponsors: Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H. Res. 1248Amending House Rules to prohibit Members, officers and employees from prediction markets | Congress | In committee | April 30, 2026 | Would bar House members, officers and employees from prediction markets, with an exception for lawful sports wagering. Referred to Ethics, Judiciary and Oversight.Sponsors: Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. 4469Prediction Market Act of 2026 | Congress | In committee | April 30, 2026 | Bipartisan framework bill that would amend the CEA to set event-contract rules, keep CFTC case-by-case review, add consumer protections, and bar members of Congress and certain officials from trading. Referred to Senate Agriculture.Sponsors: Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA); Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)Source: govinfo.gov |
| HB 757 (2026), amended by HB 869Excise tax on prediction market operators | Kentucky | Enacted | April 2026 | Imposes a 14.25% excise tax on prediction market operators' transaction fees, including amounts consumers pay for event contracts, effective Jan. 1, 2027; enacted over the governor's veto and challenged in court by operators and the CFTC.Source: fbtgibbons.com |
| H.R. 8148Prediction Market RISK Act | Congress | In committee | March 27, 2026 | Would reaffirm the CFTC's anti-fraud and anti-manipulation authority over prediction markets and insider trading in event contracts. Referred to House Agriculture.Sponsors: Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. 4226STOP Corrupt Bets Act of 2026 | Congress | In committee | March 26, 2026 | Would prohibit event contracts on elections, government and military actions and sports, preserve state gambling laws, and order a GAO study. Referred to Senate Agriculture.Sponsors: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 8123STOP Corrupt Bets Act of 2026 | Congress | In committee | March 26, 2026 | House companion to S. 4226. Referred to House Agriculture.Sponsors: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. 4188Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026 | Congress | In committee | March 25, 2026 | Bipartisan Senate companion to H.R. 7004, barring officials from trading event contracts on material nonpublic information. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Sponsors: Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI); Sen. Todd Young (R-IN); Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Sen. John Curtis (R-UT)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 8076PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act) | Congress | In committee | March 25, 2026 | Would bar members of Congress, staff, the President, Vice President, senior officials, federal judges and certain family members from trading political event contracts, with penalties and disgorgement.Sponsors: Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL); Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE); Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. 4160Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act | Congress | In committee | March 23, 2026 | Bipartisan bill that would bar registered entities from listing, clearing or trading contracts on sports and casino-style games, while preserving state authority. Referred to Senate Agriculture.Sponsors: Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Sen. John Curtis (R-UT); Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. 4115BETS OFF Act | Congress | In committee | March 17, 2026 | Would bar wagers on terrorism, assassination, war and certain government actions, including outcomes officials could control or know in advance. A House version (H.R. 7955) was also filed. Referred to Senate Judiciary.Sponsors: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 7942DEATH BETS Act | Congress | In committee | March 16, 2026 | House companion to S. 4035, barring event contracts on terrorism, assassination, war or a person's death. Referred to House Agriculture.Sponsors: Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| HB 243 (2026 General Session)Gambling Revisions | Utah | Enacted | March 2026 | Sponsored by Rep. Joseph Elison and Sen. Brady Brammer, the law defines 'proposition bet' and makes it part of Utah's definition of gambling; effective May 6, 2026. It does not mention event contracts or prediction markets by name.Source: le.utah.gov |
| HB 271 (2026)Virginia Gaming Commission | Virginia | Failed | March 14, 2026 | Sponsored by Del. Paul Krizek, the bill would have created an independent Virginia Gaming Commission; an early-session summary said it would also direct the commission to study prediction markets. It failed in the session that adjourned March 14, 2026.Source: williamsmullen.com |
| S. 4060Prediction Markets Security and Integrity Act of 2026 | Congress | In committee | March 11, 2026 | Would subject prediction markets to state licensing and a minimum age of 21, create national self-exclusion, limit advertising, and bar war- and death-related contracts. Referred to Senate Judiciary.Sponsors: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. 4035DEATH BETS Act | Congress | In committee | March 10, 2026 | Would bar registered entities from listing or clearing contracts on terrorism, assassination, war or an individual's death. Rep. Mike Levin's House version is H.R. 7942.Sponsors: Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| S. 4017End Prediction Market Corruption Act | Congress | In committee | March 5, 2026 | Would bar the President, Vice President and members of Congress from trading event contracts, limit senior officials' trading on matters they oversee, and direct CFTC insider-trading rules. Referred to Senate Agriculture.Sponsors: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 7840Event Contract Enforcement Act | Congress | In committee | March 5, 2026 | Would prohibit event contracts on elections, government activity, terrorism, assassination, war, unlawful activity and gaming, with a state opt-out for gaming. Referred to House Agriculture.Sponsors: Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT); Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.913An act relating to prohibiting certain prediction markets securities | Vermont | Failed | Feb. 25, 2026 | Introduced by Rep. Thomas Stevens and others and referred to the House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs, which took testimony on April 14, 2026. No committee vote was recorded, and the bill died when the 2025-2026 biennium adjourned in late May 2026 (date shown is introduction).Source: legislature.vermont.gov |
| H.R. 7477Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act | Congress | In committee | Feb. 10, 2026 | Would bar prediction markets from offering sports-event contracts and casino-style game contracts. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) later joined as a cosponsor.Sponsors: Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV)Source: govinfo.gov |
| H.R. 7004Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026 | Congress | In committee | Jan. 9, 2026 | Would bar federal officials and employees from trading event contracts while holding material nonpublic information gained through their duties. It drew dozens of Democratic cosponsors and was referred to Oversight and House Administration.Sponsors: Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)Source: govinfo.gov |
| ORACLE Act (A 9251 in the 2025 session; 2026 number not confirmed)ORACLE Act | New York | Pending | Jan. 7, 2026 | Assembly bill sponsored by Clyde Vanel, reintroduced in January 2026, that would bar contracts on single sporting events, elections, deaths, catastrophes and individual securities, with fines up to $1 million per day.Source: defirate.com |
| AB 1840Political Reform Act of 1974: prediction markets | California | Failed | Date not confirmed | Would have barred certain officials, employees and lobbyists from trading on prediction markets using material nonpublic information.Source: ncsl.org |
| AB 2446Attorney General: investigations: prediction markets | California | Failed | Date not confirmed | Would have required the attorney general to investigate large prediction-market payouts tied to national security events.Source: ncsl.org |
| AB 2617Protecting Kids from Online Gambling Act | California | Failed | Date not confirmed | Would have barred offering online gambling or prediction-market wagering to minors, with civil penalties.Source: ncsl.org |
| HB 5229An Act Concerning Gaming | Connecticut | Enacted | Date not confirmed | Gaming bill that, among other changes, directs DCP, the attorney general, the CT Lottery and tribal operators to study prediction markets, with results expected by February 2027.Source: publicgaming.com |
| HB 5038Prediction market platforms (under-21 restrictions) | Connecticut | Failed | Date not confirmed | Governor's bill to bar prediction market platforms from serving or advertising to people under 21; not passed before adjournment.Source: mickbransfield.com |
| S 571Online internet safety (age verification for online gambling content) | Georgia | Failed | Date not confirmed | Would have required age verification for online gambling content, with AG enforcement; failed at adjournment.Source: ncsl.org |
| HB 2198Relating to prediction markets | Hawaii | Failed | Date not confirmed | Would have added prediction markets on specified event topics to the statutory definition of gambling; failed at adjournment.Source: capitol.hawaii.gov |
| SB 3019FY2027 revenue package (Sports Wagering Act amendments on exchange wagers) | Illinois | Enacted | Date not confirmed | Brings prediction-market 'exchange wagers' on sporting events under the Sports Wagering Act and imposes a 1.75%-3.5% per-wager transaction tax.Source: taftlaw.com |
| HB 5059Oracle Act | Illinois | Pending | Date not confirmed | Would create prediction market oversight, bar under-21 participation, and require responsible-gaming measures.Source: ncsl.org |
| HB 5142Sports Wagering Act amendment (prediction markets) | Illinois | Pending | Date not confirmed | Would extend sports wagering rules to prediction market participation on sports events and athlete statistics.Source: ncsl.org |
| SB 4168Prediction Markets Regulation and Taxation Act | Illinois | Pending | Date not confirmed | Would require a master prediction market license from the Gaming Board to offer qualifying contracts to residents.Source: ncsl.org |
| HB 5811Sports Wagering Act amendment (repeal exchange-wager tax) | Illinois | Pending | Date not confirmed | Would repeal the exchange-wager transaction tax enacted in SB 3019.Source: ncsl.org |
| SF 2470 (formerly SF 2085)Event-driven contracts | Iowa | Failed | Date not confirmed | Would have required a permit for event-driven contracts and taxed adjusted revenue; failed at adjournment.Source: legis.iowa.gov |
| SF 2494Designated contract markets | Iowa | Failed | Date not confirmed | Would have regulated designated contract markets and set penalties; failed at adjournment.Source: ncsl.org |
| SSB 3195Designated contract markets | Iowa | Failed | Date not confirmed | Senate study bill to regulate designated contract markets; failed at adjournment.Source: ncsl.org |
| SB 430 (136th GA)Specify that using a prediction market to trade event contracts on sporting events constitutes sports gaming | Ohio | Pending | Date not confirmed | Sponsored by Sen. DeMora, the bill would add the use of a prediction market to trade event contracts on sporting events to Ohio's statutory definition of sports gaming, bringing it under the Casino Control Commission's licensing and enforcement authority.Source: search-prod.lis.state.oh.us |
| H.R. 7955BETS OFF Act | Congress | In committee | Date not confirmed | House companion to S. 4115 with several Democratic cosponsors; referred to Judiciary, Agriculture and Financial Services on March 17, 2026, per Gambling Insider.Sponsors: Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX)Source: gamblinginsider.com |
| H.R. 8838Congressional Prediction Market Ban Act | Congress | In committee | Date not confirmed | Would bar members of Congress from prediction markets and from benefiting from certain household members' trades. Referred to House Administration on May 14, 2026, per Gambling Insider.Sponsors: Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA)Source: gamblinginsider.com |
| H.R. 8912Campaign Funds Integrity Act | Congress | In committee | Date not confirmed | Would bar candidates and political committees from using campaign funds on prediction markets. Referred to House Administration on May 19, 2026, per Gambling Insider.Sponsors: Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)Source: gamblinginsider.com |
| H. Res. 1263House rules change barring Members and employees from prediction markets | Congress | In committee | Date not confirmed | Similar to H. Res. 1248 but with no sports-wagering exception. Referred to Ethics, Judiciary and Oversight on May 7, 2026, per Gambling Insider.Sponsors: Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)Source: gamblinginsider.com |
| H.R. 10199Sell Your Stocks or Step Down Act | Congress | In committee | Date not confirmed | Would bar the President, Vice President, members of Congress, senior officials, judges and their families from owning or trading a wide range of investments, including event contracts. Referred August 31, 2026, per Gambling Insider.Sponsors: Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA)Source: gamblinginsider.com |