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Gaming industry poll finds most Americans see prediction markets as gambling

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Mueller, E. (2026, November 13). Gaming industry poll finds most Americans see prediction markets as gambling. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2026/gaming-industry-poll-finds-most-americans-see-prediction-markets-as-gambling

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Semafor · collected 2026-11-13 · by Eleanor Mueller

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A poll conducted by Qualtrics for the American Gaming Association found that a bipartisan 82% majority of Americans believe prediction markets should be regulated as gambling products rather than financial ones. The survey further revealed that 75% of respondents view buying and selling sports-related event contracts as equivalent to using a sportsbook to bet on sports. The American Gaming Association is using these findings to argue that states and tribes should oversee these markets instead of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before a looming Supreme Court ruling.
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A recent poll conducted by Qualtrics for the American Gaming Association reveals that a bipartisan 82% majority of Americans believe prediction markets should be regulated as gambling products rather than financial ones. The data shows that 75% of respondents view using these markets to trade sports-related event contracts as functionally identical to using a sportsbook to place bets. These findings were first shared with Semafor on November 13, 2026, and are being used by the American Gaming Association to advocate for states and tribes to oversee these markets. This push aims to shift oversight away from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before a looming Supreme Court ruling. Bill Miller, the President and CEO of the American Gaming Association, stated that the public is united against the "deceptive marketing" of platforms like Kalshi, which frame sports gambling as investing. The results are intended to provide a public mandate for stricter gambling-style regulations on financial prediction platforms.

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Eleanor Mueller
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Americans Qualtrics Semafor the American Gaming Association the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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Americans NORP · 2× AGA ORG · 1× Bill Miller PERSON · 1× Kalshi ORG · 1× Qualtrics ORG · 1× Semafor ORG · 1× Supreme Court ORG · 1× the American Gaming Association ORG · 1× the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ORG · 1×

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The group is using the findings, shared first with Semafor, to reinforce its argument that states and tribes should oversee the markets instead of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ahead of a looming Supreme Court ruling.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
2026-11-13 · Semafor
Gaming industry poll finds most Americans see prediction markets as gambling · assertive framing

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A bipartisan 82% majority of Americans think that prediction markets should be regulated as gambling products instead of financial ones, a poll conducted by Qualtrics on behalf of the American Gaming Association found. asserted
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The poll also found that 75% say using the markets to buy and sell sports-related event contracts is the same as using a sportsbook to bet on sports. asserted
using → find → sports
The group is using the findings, shared first with Semafor, to reinforce its argument that states and tribes should oversee the markets instead of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ahead of a looming Supreme Court ruling. asserted
states → use → ruling
“In an era of political division, Americans are overwhelmingly united against Kalshi’s deceptive marketing of sports gambling as investing,” AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said. asserted
Miller → unite → investing
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