,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dafj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bc1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,curtis1 and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,commodity ,exchange ,act to prohibit   
certain event contracts involving sports
 and casino-style games4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,prediction ,markets ,are ,gambling     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on certain event
 contracts involving sports and         
casino-style games  7a7 ,amendment to   
the ,commodity ,exchange ,act ,section  
#e;c7c7 of the ,commodity ,exchange ,act
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #g;a-#b7;c77 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#f7 ,prohibition on sporting and       
casino-style event contracts  7,a7      
,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7    
,casino-style game ,the term            

casino-style game means any game        
traditionally found in a casino1        
including slot machine games1 video     
poker1 blackjack1 roulette1 craps1 any  
other casino-style table game1 bingo1   
lottery1 and any simulation of any of   
those games4  7ii7 ,sporting event or   
athletic competition ,the term sporting 
event or athletic competition means any 
live or virtual contest involving       
physical activity or skill in which     
individuals or teams compete and        
performance determines an outcome or    
statistical result1 including amateur1  
collegiate1 and professional sports4    
7,b7 ,prohibition ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of this section1 no     
agreement1 contract1 or transaction     
relating to any sporting event or       
athletic competition or any casino-style
 game may be listed or made available   
for clearing or trading on or through a 
registered entity4  7,c7 ,rule of       
construction ,nothing in this ,act shall
 be construed to preempt any ,state law 

or rule that regulates or prohibits any 
agreement1 contract1 or transaction     
relating to any sporting event or       
athletic competition or any casino-style
 game4  4  7b7 ,applicability of        
prohibition ,paragraph 7#f77;,b7 of     
section #e;c7c7 of the ,commodity       
,exchange ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4            
#g;a-#b7;c77 7as added by subsection    
7a77 shall apply to any agreement1      
contract1 or transaction entered into on
 or after the date of enactment of this 
,act4