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IG Group's $1.3bn purchase of Underdog reads as more than a prediction markets play: a financial-trading firm bringing capital and risk management into gaming.
An examination of how market makers supply liquidity on prediction markets, and why that structure lets the platforms compete with fixed-odds bookmakers.
France's order to block Polymarket is read as part of a wider European move away from tolerating prediction markets outside any regulatory perimeter.
Meta is reported to be exploring a prediction market platform called Arena, which would put a major technology company alongside dedicated operators.
With Kevin Warsh chairing his first Federal Reserve meeting, the question is whether prediction markets could serve as a research input in a data overhaul.
New York's first NBA championship parade in over 50 years reopened argument over whether contracts on hometown celebrations belong on prediction markets.
An MGM-owned Las Vegas venue cancelled a prediction market conference three days after signing the contract, amid Nevada's opposition to the asset class.
Gibraltar's licensing of ADI Predictstreet is described as Europe's first formal approval of a prediction market operator, amid competing national approaches.
Polymarket changed how fees apply to sports markets ahead of the NCAA tournament's closing rounds, reopening debate over zero-commission pricing.
