# 119-hr-9856: Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act

119-hr-9856, Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9856
- Congress: 119
- Title: Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Sports and Recreation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-19

## Summary

**This bill would ban listing or trading of prediction-market contracts tied to sports and casino-style games on registered exchanges and clearinghouses.** It defines covered casino-style games and sporting events broadly and applies to contracts made on or after enactment. - Registered exchanges and clearinghouses would be barred from listing, clearing, or making available contracts that reference sporting events or casino-style games. This stops those products from appearing on federally registered markets. - Traders and ordinary market users could no longer trade those event-linked contracts on registered platforms. That restriction targets contracts based on outcomes or statistics of live or virtual contests and casino-style simulations. - States would keep their own authority. The bill says it does not override any State law or rule that regulates or bans these agreements.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on sports and casino markets: cost, low. This bill would ban registered entities (CFTC-registered trading platforms) from listing or clearing contracts tied to sporting events or casino-style games. Casino-style games would include slot machines, video poker, blackjack, roulette, craps, other casino table games, bingo, lottery, and simula…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9856 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9856)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9856 (as of 2026-09-19).