By The Weekly Edge desk ·
CasinoBeats reported that Tidal Investments and Subversive Capital asked the SEC to approve two sports-event contract exchange-traded funds. Financial analysts criticised the planned products, comparing their approach with stock picking.
The applications seek regulatory approval for funds linked to sports-event contracts.
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The dispute concerns whether state and tribal gambling laws apply to prediction markets offering sports event contracts.
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