Nick Devor

Nick Devor

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LATEST ARTICLES

With Kalshi's New Compliance Partnership, Your Boss Can See Your Prediction Market Trades

With Kalshi's New Compliance Partnership, Your Boss Can See Your Prediction Market Trades

The system is limited to trade monitoring for now, but could eventually become more proactive.

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Polymarket Partners with Mexican Soccer League Ahead of World Cup

Polymarket Partners with Mexican Soccer League Ahead of World Cup

Liga MX is dominant in North American soccer, both by talent and TV ratings.

3 minute read

Flutter Expects Up to 100,000 World Cup Bets a Minute

Flutter Expects Up to 100,000 World Cup Bets a Minute

The 2022 World Cup final was watched by nearly 1.5 billion fans, about a fifth of the world’s population

3 minute read

CFTC Proposes Sports Prediction Market Rules, Boosting DraftKings and Flutter Shares

CFTC Proposes Sports Prediction Market Rules, Boosting DraftKings and Flutter Shares

The new prediction market rules would permit federally-regulated event contracts tied to the outcome of sporting events and individual player performance.

3 minute read

DraftKings Sees $1.3 Billion in Prediction Market Trading. The Stock Is Soaring.

DraftKings Sees $1.3 Billion in Prediction Market Trading. The Stock Is Soaring.

DraftKings said annualized consumer trading volume on its prediction-markets platform reached $1.3 billion, offering an early sign that its expansion beyond traditional sports betting may be gaining traction.

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The World Cup Is Sports Betting’s Biggest Moment. Is It the Last Hurrah?

The World Cup Is Sports Betting’s Biggest Moment. Is It the Last Hurrah?

Gamblers are expected to wager $50 billion on the coming World Cup, but signs of betting fatigue are emerging across the U.S.

Long Read

Prediction Markets Put Exchanges Under Pressure

Prediction Markets Put Exchanges Under Pressure

Regulators approved perpetual futures, but they are only tradable on Kalshi, the prediction market platform. Shares of traditional exchanges are down since the decision.

3 minute read

Kalshi Debuts Prediction Markets Tied to Art Auctions

Kalshi Debuts Prediction Markets Tied to Art Auctions

Kalshi is expanding deeper into collectibles markets with new event contracts tied to art auction prices.

2 minute read

Oversight Committee Chair Begins Probe of Insider Trading on Polymarket, Kalshi

Oversight Committee Chair Begins Probe of Insider Trading on Polymarket, Kalshi

Rep. James Comer (R., Ky.) is seeking information from the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket about their efforts to prevent insider trading.

2 minute read

Senate Sports Betting Hearing Highlights Bipartisan Opposition to Prediction Markets

Senate Sports Betting Hearing Highlights Bipartisan Opposition to Prediction Markets

Senators says prediction markets are really just sports betting sites.

4 minute read

Casino Cancels Prediction Markets Conference. Not Everything Stays in Vegas.

Casino Cancels Prediction Markets Conference. Not Everything Stays in Vegas.

Nevada’s gambling regulator has taken a strong stance against prediction markets.

3 minute read

Polymarket’s Most Contentious Debates Are Being Decided by Anonymous Crypto Votes

Polymarket’s Most Contentious Debates Are Being Decided by Anonymous Crypto Votes

The prediction market outsources its disputed resolutions to an anonymous vote of crypto token holders. Some of those voters have financial incentives that could affect their votes.

Long Read

Kalshi Hires Veteran Regulator as Prediction Market Scrutiny Mounts

Kalshi Hires Veteran Regulator as Prediction Market Scrutiny Mounts

Prediction-market Kalshi named Sudhir Jain, a well-connected former regulator, as its chief compliance officer.

4 minute read

DraftKings Beats Revenue Expectations. The Stock Is Down.

DraftKings Beats Revenue Expectations. The Stock Is Down.

DraftKings shares fall after the company reports first-quarter earnings.

2 minute read

JPMorgan Urges Caution on Prediction Markets While Allowing Employees to Trade Them

JPMorgan Urges Caution on Prediction Markets While Allowing Employees to Trade Them

New internal guidelines stop short of a ban, potentially allowing employees to trade on prediction markets involving the company itself.

4 minute read

Flutter Stock Rises on Solid Earnings. Why the CEO Is All In on Prediction Markets.

Flutter Stock Rises on Solid Earnings. Why the CEO Is All In on Prediction Markets.

Gambling firm Flutter reported better-than-expected results late Wednesday, though the company lowered its outlook for the full year amid rising costs.

3 minute read

Polymarket Could Be Liable in Alleged Insider Trading Case, Former Regulators Say

Polymarket Could Be Liable in Alleged Insider Trading Case, Former Regulators Say

The CFTC has enforced so-called know-your-customer rules under previous administrations.

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President Elon Musk? Polymarket Traders Can’t Stop Betting On It.

President Elon Musk? Polymarket Traders Can’t Stop Betting On It.

Polymarket traders are betting big money on long-shot presidential candidates like Musk and Zohran Mamdani. Both are constitutionally prohibited from the presidency.

3 minute read

Kalshi to Add More Commodity Markets as Global Turmoil Drives Retail Trading

Kalshi to Add More Commodity Markets as Global Turmoil Drives Retail Trading

Prediction market Kalshi is expanding its commodity offerings, including natural gas and wheat.

3 minute read

Sports Betting Wasn’t Part of Gary Gensler’s Plan for Prediction Markets

Sports Betting Wasn’t Part of Gary Gensler’s Plan for Prediction Markets

Kalshi and Polymarket say their sports bets are allowed under federal law. States argue otherwise. The designer of the law is weighing in.

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