The Feb. 12 exit of US Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater and its implications for litigation against Live Nation by the agency and 40 states led Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week, with analysis from Jen Rie. Nathan Dean examined expected Commodity Futures Trading Commission moves to clarify regulation of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, while Elliott Stein reviewed lawsuits over event contracts offered by those firms, as well as Coinbase and Robinhood. Nathan also discussed a potential Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and Matt Schettenhelm assessed possible changes to Federal Communications Commissionownership caps and implications for the Nexstar-Tegna deal.

<p>The Feb. 12 exit of US Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater and its implications for litigation against Live Nation by the agency and 40 states led Bloomberg Intelligence&rsquo;s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week, with analysis from Jen Rie. Nathan Dean examined expected Commodity Futures Trading Commission moves to clarify regulation of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, while Elliott Stein reviewed lawsuits over event contracts offered by those firms, as well as Coinbase and Robinhood. Nathan also discussed a potential Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and Matt Schettenhelm assessed possible changes to Federal Communications Commissionownership caps and implications for the Nexstar-Tegna deal.</p>

Votes and Verdicts is a series that examines the intersection of business, policy and law. It features conversations between Bloomberg Intelligence's team of litigation and policy analysts and thought leaders discussing legal and policy issues affecting markets and business decisions across many sectors.

<p>Votes and Verdicts is a series that examines the intersection of business, policy and law. It features conversations between Bloomberg Intelligence's team of litigation and policy analysts and thought leaders discussing legal and policy issues affecting markets and business decisions across many sectors.</p>

Votes & Verdicts

Live Nation Antitrust, Kalshi, Nexstar-Tegna

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