HOOD · Robinhood Markets Inc.
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That puts Robinhood’s event-contract business in the middle of a fight over whether states can treat these products as gambling. A court said sports contracts are not swaps, and state gambling laws may still apply even if contracts receive that label. The proposed federal rules could help Robinhood, but one must go through public comment. The rules also do not settle whether sports contracts will be treated as gambling, so the court ruling and unresolved state-law risks weigh more heavily.