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Coalition for Political Forecasting Comment on Proposed Amendments to CFTC Proposal on Event Contracts

info@coalitionforpoliticalforecasting.org 202-860-4995 8 August 2024 Submitted via CFTC portal Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, D.C. 20581  Re: Event Contracts, RIN number 3038-AF14  We are writing on behalf of the Coalition for Political Forecasting in response to the CFTC’s request for comments on its proposal on event contracts. The Coalition …

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Kalshi’s Regulatory Incentives Are Imperfectly Aligned with the Political Betting Community

By Pratik Chougule Kalshi’s proposal to offer election contracts has not only been rejected by the CFTC, it has resulted in even stricter regulations against political betting. Kalshi’s decision to persist with a strategy that keeps inviting backlash is symptomatic of a broader issue. The company’s incentives are, at best, imperfectly aligned with those of …

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The Center For American Progress Denounces Election Contracts

By Pratik Chougule During the second CFTC comment period on Kalshi’s proposed election contracts, the Center for American Progress (CAP) submitted a letter in opposition to the proposal.  What’s significant about this to me is that CAP, unlike Public Citizen, is not a grassroots movement. They’re real insiders.  While CAP is explicitly left-wing, they’re also …

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Coalition for Political Forecasting Referenced in AFP News Report on 2024 Election Betting

AFP News journalist Nick Roll interviewed Coalition for Political Forecasting executive director Pratik Chougule in his recent report on how Americans are betting on the 2024 U.S. elections. Below is an excerpt: Political gambling expert Pratik Chougule…cohosts a betting podcast, and started an advocacy group to push for legalization. “I was a pretty true believer …

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