MLB has signed agreements with Polymarket and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to the report. The available report text does not specify the agreements' terms.
The agreements connect a major US sports league with a prediction-markets platform and the CFTC.
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The National Football League announced new multi-year commercial agreements with DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics Betting and Gaming ahead of the 2026 season. The operators can use NFL marks to promote online and retail sports betting, and will receive access to official real-time play-by-play data, Next Gen Stats and BetVision through Genius Sports. The agreements also require cooperation on integrity and responsible gambling and exclude certain bet types, including wagers tied to officiating decisions or injuries.
The MLB announced a partnership with prediction platform Polymarket in March, opening US wagering on its teams. The MLB Players' Association is pushing to remove prop bets on individual player performance to reduce harassment. Critics question whether prediction platforms have adequate integrity safeguards.
Novig partnered with LIV Golf, and its branding appeared on the sleeves of seven players ahead of The Masters, according to the report. The deal marks the first prediction-market activation at a professional golf event, the report said.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league’s partnerships with Kalshi and Polymarket give it oversight of prediction-market contracts, including the ability to request that unsuitable markets be removed. He said the league monitors betting and prediction lines, while investigations into betting incidents in other sports have prompted scrutiny of integrity risks.
The NFL wrote to prediction market operators on Thursday as part of its effort to remove certain betting products. The report named Kalshi and Polymarket among the platforms targeted by the league’s push.