NHL, CFTC Set Up Prediction Market Integrity Watchdog

The NHL is tightening its grip on prediction market oversight, and that usually means the league sees enough smoke to start checking the wiring. Working with the CFTC gives the sport a formal lane to watch integrity issues before they metastasize into something uglier. It is another reminder that the modern NHL is policing more than just the blue line, because the stakes now reach well beyond the ice.