Bloomberg Law Quotes Christopher Robertson on SEC Oversight of Prediction Markets

Bloomberg Law quoted partner Christopher Robertson in its article, “Prediction Markets Encounter Another Regulator as SEC Joins Fray.” The piece, published on June 24, 2026, explores the Securities and Exchange Commission’s potential role in regulating prediction markets alongside the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the broader implications for the evolving industry.

Robertson emphasized the significant legal hurdle facing expanded SEC authority, noting:

“In order for the SEC to regulate prediction markets, ‘security’ would need to be redefined in a way that would expand the scope of what securities markets are and what a security is to ‘a point that has no previous precedent.’”

The full article is available here.