NHL, CFTC Team Up to Police Hockey Prediction Markets

The NHL is taking integrity questions seriously enough to formalize a partnership with the CFTC, and that tells you where the league sees the next set of headaches. Prediction markets bring more attention, more money, and a lot more scrutiny, which means the enforcement side suddenly matters as much as the on-ice product. In this business, nobody wants a scandal to be the story, so the league is moving early and publicly.