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Regulations — Governmental websites and webpages about regulations pertaining to prediction exchanges and betting exchanges — Updated: 2008-09-24

World-Wide World
- Trade Organizations
  - W.T.O.
- Others later...
United States Of America
1. Federal
  1. US Congress Laws
    - Federal Wire Act - 1961
    - H.R. 4411: Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act - (PDF - PDF - More Info) - 2006
  2. SEC - (U.S.A.)
    - Exchanges - A "national securities exchange" is a securities exchange that has registered with the SEC under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. - SEC
  3. CFTC - (U.S.A.)
    - CFTC's Mission Statement & Strategic Goals - (PDF file)
    - CFTC's Education Center - Economic Purpose of Futures Markets and How They Work
    - Designated Contract Markets - (DCMs)
      - HedgeStreet's application - (PDF file) - 2003
      - Chicago Mercantile Exchange's 2003 rebuttal of HedgeStreet's application. - (PDF file) - 2003
      - CFTC's acceptation of HedgeStreet's application as a DCM - (a.k.a. a "designation memorandum") - (PDF file) - (PDF file) - (HedgeSteet PR) - 2004-02-10
      - USFE - CFTC letter - (PDF file) - 2007
    - Derivatives Clearing Organizations - (DCOs)
      - HedgeStreet
    - Exempt Commercial Markets - (ECMs)
      - None, as of today.
    - Exempt Boards of Trade - (EBOTs, XBOTs)
      - Intrade Board of Trade - (Ireland, E.U.) — Economic indicators — Acknowledgement letter sent 2005-11-17 — (568 KB PDF File)
      - WeatherBill
    - No-Action Letters
      - CFTC's No-action letter to the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) - (PDF file) - 1992
      - CFTC's No-action letter to the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) - (PDF file) - 1993
    - Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts - (Press release - PDF file) - (MO excerpts) - Comments - 2008-05-xx
    - More later...
  4. Other agencies later...
2. States
  1. Later...
Canada
1. Federal
2. Provinces
European Union
1. Europe
  - Later...
2. Countries
  1. United Kingdom
    - Financial Services Authority
    - Gambling Commission
      - U.K. Gambling Act 2005 - 2005 Chapter 19
    - GamCare
    - More later...
  2. Malta
    - Lotteries and Gaming Authority - (LGA)
      - Licensees
    - More later...
  3. Alderney
    - Alderney Gambling Control Commission
  4. Other European countries later...
Australia
1. Federal
  - Later...
2. States
  1. Tasmania
    - Tasmanian Gaming Commission - (TGC)
      - Gaming Control Amendment (Betting Exchange) Act 2005
      - Gaming Control Act 1993
    - More later...
  2. Others later...
New Zealand
1. New Zealand Securities Commission - (PDF file)
2. More later...
Caribbean Countries
1. Antigua
  - Later...
2. Other Countries
Other countries later...

More Information

"Regulations" post category at the Midas Oracle blog
Slate's explainer on the legality (and illegality) of the prediction markets in the US. - 2007-04-27
Federal Wire Wager Act - by Jeffrey Rodefer
Gaming Commissions - (List of) - by SBR

Disambiguation

The Products
- traded bets; traded predictions; event derivatives; event-driven derivatives; event derivative contracts; information derivatives; information derivative contracts.
The Markets
- bet markets; betting markets; event derivative markets; information derivative markets; prediction markets.
The Exchanges
- bet exchanges; betting exchanges; event derivative exchanges; information derivative exchanges; prediction exchanges.
The Technology
- market-based technology; trading engine; trading technology.
Other Terms
- binaries; binary, European call options; European binary options; binary event options; event futures; event-driven futures; idea futures; information futures.
Inappropriate Terms
- event markets; idea markets; information markets; opinion markets; predictive markets.
Sub-Categories of Prediction Markets
1. Decision markets are conditional prediction markets intended (by some idealists) to be used as a decision-making tool replacing human decision makers;
2. Decision-aid markets are conditional prediction markets intended to be used as a decision-aid tool advising human decision makers.

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