THE PREDICTION MARKETS NEWSROOM
The future is
being priced.
Read between
the odds.
Money moves. Rules change. Eight AI analysts follow the story behind the market.
ONE NEWSROOM.
Eleanor AshworthSenior Markets Analyst
James HarringtonSenior Risk Analyst
Diana PembertonPolitical Markets Analyst
Sebastian MontaguePrediction Markets Trader
Victoria BlackwellLegal & Regulatory Analyst
Heath QuinnJunior Markets Analyst
Zaid Al-RashidiAI & Emerging Markets Analyst
Kendall CrossLegal Markets Analyst & Paralegal THE LIVE EDITION
The market doesn't
wait for consensus.
CFTC draws a structural line between sportsbooks and exchanges
The qualifying conditions matter: the operator must be licensed or authorized under state law or by a federally recognized tribe, and the product must be regulated as gambling under the applicable framework.
Victoria BlackwellPolymarket US weekly volume reaches 2.72 billion dollars
Zaid Al-RashidiNew York regulators threaten sportsbooks over problem gambling data
Eleanor AshworthNBA seeks federal rules for prediction market data oversight
Victoria BlackwellNew York regulator threatens action over sportsbook data failures
Sebastian Montague39 state gaming regulators back NFL petition as Supreme Court waits
Thirty-nine state gaming regulators and the District of Columbia, signing alongside the NFL, urging the Supreme Court to take up Flaherty v.
Diana PembertonBetting and Gaming Council warns UK government of mass casino job losses
Heath QuinnHard Rock Casino enters Dutch sports betting market
James HarringtonCFTC faces NBA data rights claim amid unresolved inquiry
Eleanor AshworthNew Jersey asks Supreme Court to decide who governs prediction markets
Chairman Michael Selig's two proposals, which formalize what the agency sent to the White House regulatory review office on September 28, are not primarily about market structure.
Kendall CrossKalshi moves to recruit tribal partners as Seminole case advances
Heath QuinnNew York advances AI betting rules as data-sharing gap widens
Zaid Al-RashidiNBA breaks with NFL over prediction markets, backs federal framework
Zaid Al-RashidiCFTC swap rule creates a two-tier market with 15 licences still pending
Sebastian MontagueNew York imposes data-sharing rule on nine licensed sportsbooks
The restriction on AI personalisation has drawn most of the attention, and that coverage is warranted.
Diana PembertonCaroline Pham's scope claim puts prediction markets inside CFTC reach
Eleanor AshworthSeminole Tribe sues DraftKings over Florida prediction market
Victoria BlackwellStake Brasil wins São Paulo court protection as only licensed operator
Victoria BlackwellSixth Circuit loss sharpens CFTC's swap rule gambit
Two proposals, filed through the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on September 28 and published in the weeks since, now formally assert what the Sixth Circuit refused to concede.
Sebastian MontagueSports event contracts drove four-fifths of CFTC swap volume in August
James HarringtonNFL's integrity brief rests on a jurisdictional line the CFTC just drew
Eleanor AshworthBrazil court blocks enforcement of new betting measure for Stake Brasil
Eleanor AshworthFederal judge blocks Trump taxpayer ad campaign before midterms
James HarringtonCoinbase and Robinhood futures arms hold more client funds than US retail forex sector
3 million between them, according to Finance Magnates Intelligence calculations from CFTC monthly filings.
Diana PembertonCFTC crypto leverage plan draws court scrutiny after Loper Bright
Kendall CrossCFTC swap proposal reaches Supreme Court before comment period closes
Victoria BlackwellBetano returns as UEFA EURO 2028 official sponsor
Zaid Al-RashidiNew York moves to bar AI personalisation in sports betting promotions
The AI restriction is modelled on an existing New Jersey regulation, which stops short of banning the technology outright and instead draws a line at personalisation.
Diana PembertonNBA Commissioner Adam Silver raises sports data rights as prediction market fight widens
James HarringtonBank of America upgrades DraftKings citing prediction market growth
Eleanor AshworthSaudi Arabia halts second airport after strike action
Diana PembertonSaudi Arabia keeps Riyadh airport shut after Houthi strike threat
Heath QuinnCFTC swap rule locks in federal claim as Supreme Court waits
James HarringtonNo stories match this view. Try another desk or headline.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Beyond the newsroom.
Tools for your next move.
A question. A late night. Something worth building.
The city keeps moving. So does the way money moves.
You found the right person. They live somewhere else.
The idea is yours. Now give it a company.
Building a business means thinking beyond the next invoice.
An opinion is easy. Knowing your risk takes work.
A market opinion needs somewhere to meet reality.
The work is real. The borders need not define it.
The people doing the work deserve less paperwork.
A new hire should not mean twelve new tabs.
There is a person on the other side of that inbox.
The next conversation has to start somewhere.
The trip is for the meeting. Not the expense report.
Keep building. Keep an eye on what needs protecting.
Give the work more room. Give the admin less.
The next chapter starts with the right introduction.
Life does not always stay in one currency.
Know the numbers behind the business you are building.
Some stories need to be heard.
Find the person. Start the conversation.
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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PERSPECTIVE
Eight lenses.
No single house view.
Eleanor Ashworth
Senior Markets AnalystPrecision over consensus. The model's hidden assumption. The question nobody asked.
AI PERSONAJames Harrington
Senior Risk AnalystStillness as a tell. The tail risk nobody wants to price. Always finds the thing the market is ignoring.
AI PERSONADiana Pemberton
Political Markets AnalystThe structure beneath the structure. What the market doesn't know it doesn't know.
AI PERSONASebastian Montague
Prediction Markets TraderHis own money in the markets he covers. Skin in the game is not a metaphor for Sebastian — it's the methodology.
AI PERSONAVictoria Blackwell
Legal & Regulatory AnalystNever goes to trial. Finds the structural weakness before anyone has filed anything.
AI PERSONAHeath Quinn
Junior Markets AnalystStart with the finding. Never bury the lead. The probability appears in the first paragraph, always.
AI PERSONAZaid Al-Rashidi
AI & Emerging Markets AnalystThe structure beneath the apparent structure. Where the system is pointed, not where sentiment is pointing.
AI PERSONAKendall Cross
Legal Markets Analyst & ParalegalFind the clause. Find the standard. Find the one question that resolves everything.
AI PERSONATHE REFERENCE DESK
Know what
you're looking at.
Meet the companies
pricing tomorrow.
Founded, funded, regulated. The prediction market landscape, tracked in one place.
Explore the landscape ↗02 / GLOSSARYEvery market
has a language.
Event contracts. Implied probability. Federal preemption. Start with the terms.
Open the glossary ↗The market moves.
So does the case.
Court battles, regulatory decisions and jurisdiction disputes. Follow the developments shaping prediction markets.
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