ArenaPlus signed a multiyear agreement with the NBA to become its first official betting partner in the Philippines. The PAGCOR-licensed sportsbook plans to add NBA branding to its online platforms, run local fan activations and appear on the league’s Philippine digital and social channels.
The agreement establishes a new commercial partnership between a Philippine sportsbook and the NBA.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo took an ownership stake in Kalshi through Ante Inc. and will appear in its commercials and at live events, according to the report. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the investment was below 1% and allowed under the league’s rules for prediction markets.
Giannis Antetokounmpo became a direct investor in Kalshi earlier in February, the report said, making him the first active professional athlete to invest directly in a prediction-market operator. NBA commissioner Adam Silver described the stake as below 1% of the company; the league’s rules permit passive minority ownership in gaming companies subject to limits.
The NBA announced agreements with Kalshi and Polymarket to establish safeguards for NBA-related prediction markets in the United States. The league also signed a memorandum of understanding with the CFTC and expanded its DraftKings agreement to cover prediction markets and nationwide promotion; the arrangements exclude the WNBA.
The NBA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the CFTC and entered into partnerships involving prediction markets, according to the report. It appeared a week into the 2026–27 season; the available text gives no further details.
The NBA has told authorised betting operators, including DraftKings and FanDuel, to stop offering several player and game markets, according to reports. The restrictions include bets on the opening tip, certain missed shots and unders on player statistics where a player is expected to play fewer than 12 minutes; they follow federal investigations involving current and former players.