EU review examines event contracts
Regulators are weighing whether event contracts fall under financial or gambling rules.
PredictionSites Editorial · 8 August 2026
European regulators have opened a review into how event contracts should be classified, with the outcome likely to determine whether platforms need financial authorisation, a gambling licence, or both.
Several venues already geoblock individual EU states pending clarity.
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