2026-005-RTKL

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Author: kkwolek

Records in the custody or control of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Department of Banking & Securities, or the Office of Attorney General that were created, sent, or received between January 1, 2025 through October 20, 2025: 1. Communications (including emails, attachments, text messages, memoranda, presentations, or contracts) to and from employees concerning prediction markets that include the following search terms (the “Search Terms”): “broker,” OR “CFTC,” OR “Commodity,” OR “CEA,” OR “preemption,” OR “sports,” OR “sportsbook,” OR “gaming,” or “gambling,” or “licensee,” or “Kalshi,” OR “Polymarket,” OR “MGM” OR “DraftKings,” OR “Swish” OR “designated contract market,” OR “DCM.” 2. Communications with other regulators or elected officials, including from other states, concerning prediction markets that include the Search Terms. 3. Any engagement letters executed between state regulators (for example, those at domain: @pa.gov) and advisors, including outside counsel, concerning advice or litigation related to prediction markets, as well as any records concerning the fee arrangement associated with the engagement, that include the Search Terms.

03/02/2026
Requests #1 and #2 are insufficiently specific. No records exist as to #3.
2026-005