NHL, CFTC Lock In Prediction Market Safeguards

The NHL has reached a deal with the U.S. CFTC on safeguards around prediction markets. That is the kind of behind-the-scenes move that usually matters more than it sounds, because leagues hate ambiguity when money and game integrity are in the same sentence. The agreement points to a more formal framework for monitoring risk and keeping the line between competition and speculation from getting blurry. For the league, this is about protecting trust before the market has a chance to test it.