Polymarket's US regulatory path post-CFTC settlement

It's interesting to consider Polymarket's long-term play for the US market after the CFTC settlement. While they paid the fine and pivoted to exclude US persons, the core issue of defining prediction markets as 'swaps' under the CEA hasn't exactly gone away. The regulatory landscape for these types of platforms seems to be calcifying, not liberalizing. What's the realistic path for them, or any similar platform, to operate legally in the US without being limited to just 'play money' or non-financial instruments? It seems like a constant game of whack-a-mole with jurisdictions, and eventually, the cost of compliance or legal wrangling starts to outweigh the market opportunity if you can't access major liquidity pools.