The most recent Republican presidential debate left CNBC moderators under quite a bit of scrutiny. But nothing seemed to be more powerful than New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s statement regarding fantasy sports. Christie interjected into the dialogue between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and CNBC host Carl Quintanilla’s about the government regulating fantasy football.

“Carl, are we really talking about getting government involved in fantasy football? We have — wait a second, we have $19 trillion in debt. We have people out of work. We have ISIS and al Qaeda attacking us, and we’re talking about fantasy football? Can we stop?” Christie said.

Touché.

What are the odds the NFL will step in?

While Bush bragged about his 7 and 0 fantasy league standings, he believes it is day trading without regulation – and instances have alleged that insider information is being taken advantage of, thus needing some sort of parameters. Read more