So, it turns out that the CFTC is more interested in protecting the integrity of sports events than letting people have fun and make some decent cash on bets. Go figure. They're proposing a framework that would basically give contracts for sports events the green light while keeping gambling (aka the lifeblood of many) strictly regulated. Because, you know, allowing people to manipulate markets is just too tempting, right? I mean, who wouldn't want to rig an election or two when there's money on the line? It's not like that's what got us into this mess in the first place... anyway, this 'framework' thingamajig is supposed to preserve election markets (whatever those are) and allow people to make sports-based prediction contracts while limiting bets. Yeah, because nothing says 'fair market' like limiting people's options.