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Event contracts are swaps, casino bets are not: the CFTC draws its line

A CFTC proposal would write sports, political, cultural and weather event contracts into the swap definition. A companion interim final rule, effective Oct. 19, excludes sportsbooks and casino games. Comments on both close Nov. 18.

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