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NBA names Kalshi and Polymarket preferred prediction markets
The NBA announced Monday that it named Kalshi and Polymarket its preferred prediction-market exchanges.[2, 6, 8 +1] The designation grants the two platforms access to official league data and branding.[6] The league set rules on permitted markets, suspicious-trading disclosures, and bans on league and team personnel trading NBA event contracts, according to IJR.[6]
Forbes reported the agreement will enforce limitations on permissible markets, including suspicious trading and any bets by NBA league and team personnel.[4] The NBA also reached an agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal regulator of prediction markets, on oversight and integrity, according to CNBC and Bloomberg.[2, 3, 6] The deal will also expand the NBA's partnership with DraftKings to include a prediction market offering, according to The Athletic and ESPN.[8, 10]
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