{"id":66003,"date":"2026-01-02T04:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T04:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=66003"},"modified":"2026-01-02T04:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T04:16:36","slug":"chris-christie-says-prediction-markets-threaten-integrity-of-sports-need-to-be-stopped-predicts-supreme-court-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=66003","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie Says Prediction Markets Threaten &#8216;Integrity&#8217; Of Sports, &#8216;Need To Be Stopped:&#8217; Predicts Supreme Court Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. <strong>Chris Christie<\/strong> (R) is warning that the rapid expansion of sports-related prediction markets poses serious legal, economic and ethical risks, as the platforms undermine state law and threaten the integrity of professional and amateur sports.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sports Prediction Markets \u2018Need To Be Stopped\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Christie, who was the Republican Presidential candidate in 2016 and 2024, and currently serves as a strategic advisor to the American Gaming Association, said unregulated prediction markets are operating illegally across the U.S. and eroding consumer protections while speaking to CNBC\u2019s <strong>Contessa Brewer<\/strong> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said the unchecked expansion of prediction markets is creating serious risks for both consumers and the broader sports ecosystem, particularly as platforms move into states with either weak oversight or clear prohibitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/news\/events\/25\/12\/49624029\/will-china-attack-taiwan-in-2026-crypto-bettors-are-not-convinced-even-as-beijing-conducts-military-drills\">Will China Attack Taiwan In 2026? Crypto Bettors Are Not Convinced Even As Beijing Conducts Military Drills<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This model threatens \u201cthe integrity of the sport,\u201d weakens \u201cconsumer protection,\u201d and \u201churts tax revenue in those states.\u201d The \u201cbottom line,\u201d he said,  is that \u201cit\u2019s against the law, and they need to be stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christie rejected claims from companies such as Kalshi that they are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and are thus shielded from state law through federal oversight, calling &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/news\/sports-betting\/26\/01\/49661569\/chris-christie-says-prediction-markets-threaten-integrity-of-sports-need-to-be-stopped-predic?utm_source=benzinga_taxonomy&amp;utm_medium=rss_feed_free&amp;utm_content=taxonomy_rss&amp;utm_campaign=channel\" alt=\"Chris\" christie says prediction markets threaten of sports to be stopped: predicts supreme court showdown>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is warning that the rapid expansion of sports-related prediction markets poses serious legal, economic and ethical risks, as the platforms undermine state law and threaten the integrity of professional and amateur sports. Sports Prediction Markets \u2018Need To Be Stopped\u2019 Christie, who was the Republican Presidential candidate in 2016 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-66003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}