NCAA gambling prediction markets.

FILE - NCAA President Charlie Baker speaks during the Division I Business Session at the annual NCAA convention, Jan. 15, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

NCAA urges federal regulators to suspend prediction markets that look a lot like gambling

The NCAA sent a letter asking federal regulators to suspend prediction markets for college sports. The prediction markets are trading sites that allow users to essentially bet on outcomes of games. NCAA President Charlie Baker sent the letter to the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, urging him to suspend the markets “until a more robust system with appropriate safeguards is in place.” The platforms are legal because they’re classified as financial trading platforms, not gambling websites.

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