“Derivatives” is just another word for gambling, as far as U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is concerned, so she wants anti-gambling laws applied to Wall Street in an effort to end the era of “casino capitalism.” In the wake of last year’s financial crash, Cantwell favors giving state attorneys general the power to go after speculative trading which has become little more than a high-stakes game with investors. States had such authority until 2000, when Congress passed the Commodity Futures Modernization Act and deregulated the derivatives market.