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Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit entities registered under such Act from engaging in transactions involving sporting event or casino-style gaming contracts.
Summary
This bill amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit registered commodity exchanges and similar entities from listing for trading, facilitating, or clearing contracts based on sporting events, athletic competitions, or casino-style games. The prohibition covers any live, simulated, or virtual sporting event where participants or teams compete and an outcome is determined, including amateur, intercollegiate, and professional sports. The prohibition also applies to casino-style games such as slot machines, blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, bingo, lotteries, and their digital or simulated versions. The bill aims to prevent registered entities from offering contracts that derive their value from these types of events or games.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Mar 20, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit. · house
- Feb 10, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Feb 10, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2026
Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit entities registered under such Act from engaging in transactions involving sporting event or casino-style gaming contracts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO SPORTING EVENT AND GAMING CONTRACTS.
Section 4c of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6c) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(h) Sporting Event and Gaming Contract Prohibition.—
“(1) In general.—A registered entity may not list for trading, facilitate, or clear any agreement, contract, or transaction that is based on, references, or derives its value from, or otherwise involves—
“(A) any sporting event or athletic competition; or
“(B) any casino-style game.
“(2) Definitions.—In paragraph (1):
“(A) Casino-style game.—The term ‘casino-style game’ means any game customarily offered in casinos or gambling establishments, including slot machines, blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, bingo, lotteries, or any digital or simulated version of such games.
“(B) Sporting event or athletic competition.—The term ‘sporting event or athletic competition’ means any live, simulated, or virtual event involving physical or mental skill or athletic performance in which 1 or more participants or teams compete or face a challenge and an outcome, score, or statistical measure is determined, including amateur, intercollegiate, or professional sports.”. <all>
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