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DraftKings missed the mark with its guidance for this year as it plans steep investments in prediction markets. The lines between sports betting and prediction markets are already blurry, but ...

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Major League Baseball may soon dip its toes in the prediction market business. Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday during owners’ meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. that the league could soon consider ...

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Kalshi’s Super Bowl trading volume has grown fivefold in a single Eyear. Crypto.com timed the launch of its standalone prediction market app, OG, to land days before Super Bowl kickoff, offering more ...

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Kalshi and Polymarket say their prediction markets are not subject to gambling laws and taxes. The casino industry is lobbying to shut them down as a wave of court cases take on the question. By Ian ...

Sunday's Super Bowl is expected to see a record $1.76 billion wagered with sportsbooks. Emboldened by loosened restrictions from federal regulators, a newer form of betting — prediction markets — will ...

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Crypto.com has spun out its prediction markets business into a standalone platform after reporting explosive growth, entering a crowded but booming industry. Crypto.com has spun out its prediction ...

Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are offering contracts on which companies will air Super Bowl ads. Trades on events where the outcome is already known by a group of people lead to questions ...