New York judge denies Novig injunction, rules sports contracts are not swaps
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A New York federal judge denied Novig's bid for an injunction and ruled that its sports event contracts are not swaps, allowing the state to enforce gambling laws against the platform. The decision turns on the classification of event contracts, a question that also underpins crypto prediction markets. Traders in prediction and event-contract markets should watch for how this ruling shapes regulatory treatment of similar products.
