Former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler on regulating sports betting: Let the states do it

Jun 12, 2026 - 00:03
Former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler on regulating sports betting: Let the states do it
Gary Gensler, former CFTC chairman under President Obama and former SEC chairman under President Biden, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss why he's filing an amicus brief arguing Congress did not intent to make the CFTC the nationwide regulator of sports betting when it passed the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, regulating sports betting, his thoughts on prediction markets, insider trading concerns, and more.