The NHL has partnered with Kalshi and Polymarket, with commissioner Gary Bettman saying the agreements give the league greater oversight of sports-related contracts. Bettman said the NHL can remove contracts it considers inappropriate and monitors games, betting activity and odds throughout each match.
The partnerships give the NHL a stated means to oversee and remove prediction-market contracts related to its games.
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The NBA announced partnerships with Kalshi and Polymarket on 26 October, alongside an agreement with the CFTC to develop a framework for NBA-related prediction markets. It also expanded its DraftKings deal to cover sports event contracts nationwide, while the league and regulator said they would share information to support integrity and oversight.
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana said it is entering prediction markets through a partnership with Kalshi. Its SaltTrade Derivatives subdivision will use Kalshi’s infrastructure to develop a Tribal-owned trading app, following a conditional no-action letter from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Genius Sports partnered Polymarket to provide selected live sports streams, league rights, official data and integrity services for its US prediction market platform, the companies said. Genius data will be used to determine and settle covered sports contracts, while Polymarket will join Genius’ integrity information-sharing processes.
Novig and the New York Mets agreed a multi-year partnership, which the companies said will span in-ballpark, broadcast, digital and social channels. Novig said the agreement follows its designation as an MLB-authorised prediction market and comes ahead of its planned nationwide launch next month.
It was reported that DAZN entered a partnership with ADI Predictstreet to offer a prediction market product. The sports streaming company is targeting a US rollout.