By The Weekly Edge desk · · Updated
The National Council on Problem Gambling considers prediction markets a form of gambling, Legal Sports Report reported on 23 September. The council said its assessment applies irrespective of their legal classification.
Prediction market operators fall within NCPG’s assessment of gambling regardless of their legal classification.
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