FanDuel has launched a restricted trial of prediction market contracts available only to VIP customers, the company confirmed Thursday, as Ohio regulators tighten pressure on licensed operators with ties to the sector.
The trial gives a small group of high-value customers access to event contracts while FanDuel holds a licensed sportsbook position in multiple US states. Congressional scrutiny of the prediction market industry is running in parallel, with lawmakers examining whether federal commodities law provides sufficient cover for operators that blend sports betting infrastructure with event contract products.
The timing is notable. Ohio's Casino Control Commission has warned licensed gaming operators and suppliers that providing services to unlicensed prediction market platforms risks their state licences. FanDuel, which holds Ohio sports betting approval, is running its trial without publicly stating whether the contracts on offer fall under CFTC designation or state gambling rules.
That regulatory gap is precisely what Polymarket US is litigating in federal court, arguing in a complaint filed October 16 that federal commodities law overrides Ohio's sports gaming licensing requirements. FanDuel's VIP trial, structured to limit exposure while the legal boundary remains unresolved, suggests the industry's larger licensed players are probing the same line from a different direction.
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