Cboe Global Markets plans to launch a yes-or-no event-contracts platform in the coming months, CEO Craig Donohue said. The contracts would cover economic data and financial markets; sports event contracts are not included in the plans described.
The platform would add a new event-contracts offering for Cboe clients, excluding sports markets.
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FanDuel and CME Group launched FanDuel Predicts in Alabama, Alaska, South Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota on Monday as part of a phased US rollout. CME said the platform will add states in the coming weeks and into 2026; sports event contracts will be offered only where that form of wagering is not permitted.
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said at the NEXTPredict conference in New York on 22 October that DraftKings Predictions ranks third in the prediction market sector. The timeline also reports that Ohio gaming regulators set 30 October as the deadline for licensees to stop offering sports event contracts.
Jason Robins, the chief executive of DraftKings, told the NEXTPredict audience in New York that his firm's Predictions product holds the third spot among prediction market operators. An account of his remarks at the event quotes Robins calling DraftKings the clear number three in the PM space.
ProphetX and Boom Sports will integrate sports event contracts into Boom’s platform under a partnership announced on 2 September 2026. The contracts will cover game results, player performance and season-long futures, and will trade through ProphetX’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated exchange infrastructure.
DraftKings has introduced DraftKings Predictions in California, citing NBC 7 San Diego. The platform joins Kalshi and Polymarket in the state, where traditional sports betting remains illegal.
ParlayX founder Andrew Gonzalez said the company was developing a prediction market platform centred on combination bets. Gonzalez said the business originally intended to concentrate on parlays.