Sports Insight
Sports Leagues Warm To Prediction Markets After Federal Backing
With federal regulators suddenly willing to defend prediction markets, major US sports leagues are quietly softening their opposition in a pivot that closely mirrors their historic, lucrative embrace of sports contracts.
TV antennas and Super Bowl rehearsals: How prediction market traders seek an edge
One prediction market trader made thousands of dollars by listening to a rehearsal of the event and correctly guessing how long Puth's rendition of the anthem would take.
“It’s a minuscule investment” – Adam Silver defends Giannis Antetokounmpo joining Kalshi as shareholder
Silver said Antetokounmpo didn’t violate the CBA with his investment.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver: NBA Sees Prediction Markets the Same As Sports Betting
“We currently are looking at prediction markets essentially in the same way that we’re looking at sports betting markets or sports betting companies,” Adam Silver said at All-Star Weekend.
DraftKings Shares Lofty Prediction Markets Goals in 2026 Outlook
The online sports betting operator reported a 43% jump in sales and shared ambitious investment plans for its prediction markets platform
MLB considers partnership with prediction markets, Manfred says
PALM BEACH, Florida – Major League Baseball is considering partnering with prediction markets, commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday, a move that would further tie the league to sports betting while two Cleveland Guardians pitchers face federal charges for an alleged pitch-rigging scheme. Owners were briefed this week at their quarterly
Super Bowl Gives Prediction Bets Record $1.2 Billion Trading Day
Analysts have grown increasingly bearish on gambling companies in recent months as prediction markets have presented a formidable competitive threat much more quickly than many anticipated.
Prediction volume hits record off Super Bowl Sunday
Parlays boosted sportsbook margins; Kalshi faced outages amid 20-fold volume spike Americans wagered a record $1.76 billion on the Super Bowl, according to American Gaming Association projections, as a wave of first-time bettors and an explosion in parlay activity delivered a windfall for the sports-betting industry
How One Prediction-Market Trader Played the Super Bowl—and Lost $100,000
For Liam Kane and others like him, the NFL title game was an opportunity to bet against new and often inexperienced bettors When New England Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins scored a touchdown with about 12 minutes left in the Super Bowl, the moment had the chance to be a
Some Kalshi transfers are delayed during the Super Bowl
* Kalshi said it experienced delays in fund transfers due to a Super Bowl traffic surge. * Kalshi's cofounder said on X that users' "money is safe and on the way." * Kalshi and Polymarket are benefiting from a sharp interest in prediction markets. Kalshi said that some
Gambling Stocks Sag as Prediction Markets Steal Super Bowl Bets
The Super Bowl is supposed to be the highlight of the calendar for gambling companies. This year, though, a cloud has descended over the industry as the big game approached. The stock of Flutter Entertainment Plc, which runs one of the most popular US gambling apps, FanDuel, is on an
Sports App Sleeper to Partner With Kalshi on Prediction Markets
A fantasy sports app that once sued the US derivatives regulator will partner with Kalshi Inc. to offer wagers on its platform, the latest entrant into the surging prediction markets industry. Sleeper Markets, which says it has more than 10 million users, will work with Kalshi to provide sports contracts