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ETF Upside

Why Prediction-Market ETFs Got Stuck in an SEC ‘Rain Delay’

Several funds expected to launch this week are on hold after the agency asked for more information about the proposed products.

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Technology

Polymarket Polices Insider Trading as Lucrative Military Bets Raise Suspicions

Polymarket users have a 52% rate of winning long-shot wagers on military actions, a nonprofit research group recently found.

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Media & Entertainment

Wanna Bet? MLB Makes Polymarket Its Official Predictions Market Partner

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred pitched prediction markets Thursday as potentially more immune to illegal behavior than online sportsbooks.

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Media & Entertainment

DraftKings is Taking The Prediction Market Industry Head-On

In December, DraftKings launched a predictions market platform of its own, turning the disruptors like Kalshi into direct competitors.

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Advisor Upside

Will Bad Bunny Wear a Dress? Here Are the Strangest Super Bowl Event Contracts

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With prediction markets fueling a $10 billion sports betting industry, the wagers can get … interesting.

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Media & Entertainment

Prediction Markets Fuel Gambling Gold Rush

Prediction markets may prove to be an even more lucrative opportunity than sports betting as Americans’ interest in wagers grows.

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Media & Entertainment

In Casinos, the House Always Wins. What About Prediction Markets?

Can Kalshi and Polymarket become the massive, all-purpose financial vehicles envisioned by backers or will they be disrupted by regulators?

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Markets

State Regulators Bet on a Legal Difference Between Prediction Markets, Sports Gambling

Connecticut claims Kalshi, Robinhood and Crypto.com don’t have the proper licenses to handle sports wagers in the state.

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Advisor Upside

Prediction Markets Are Worrying Wealth Managers

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While older investors might not be as tuned into prediction markets, some in the wealth industry fear they’re a growing threat to next-generation clients.

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