Brian Quintenz, the incoming chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has expressed his stance on sports prediction markets and the regulatory framework governing them. In a 2021 speech to The Federalist Society, Quintenz emphasized that the authority to permit or prohibit event contracts related to sporting event outcomes should rest with Congress, which he described as having accountability to the public, rather than with an unelected CFTC commissioner. This position highlights ongoing debates around the legal status of prediction markets and sports wagering in the United States, amid recent legal challenges such as those involving New Jersey and Kalshi. These developments form part of a broader national discussion on gambling regulation, including the emergence of prediction markets as a potential backdoor to legal sports betting.