Haynes Boone Partner Brian Sung spoke with Bloomberg Law as some 2026 FIFA World Cup fans traveling to the United States may find themselves using a prediction market to bet on the matches for the first time, all while authorities watch for signs of fraud or manipulation.
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Prediction market users should consider where they are when making trades, said Brian Sung, a partner at Haynes Boone and co-chair of the firm’s derivatives practice group. For example, people accustomed to using Polymarket’s overseas platform might not realize that version is geoblocked in the U.S.
“I think users will have to consider the way that they and their trading activities would be subject to regulation both at home and in the places they’re visiting,” Sung said.
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