The 2026 World Cup just became a $5.4 billion argument that prediction markets aren’t a novelty anymore. That’s the confirmed trading volume across platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket for the tournament so far, with Bank of America projecting the final number lands somewhere between $12 and $13 billion by the time the trophy gets lifted.Continue reading “The World Cup Just Made Prediction Markets Impossible to Ignore”
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Sports Betting Made $17B — Now Comes the Reckoning
The machine worked. That’s the only honest way to read the American Gaming Association’s 2025 numbers: nearly $17 billion in sports betting revenue, up nearly 23% from the year before, extracted from $166.94 billion in total wagers. The industry got rich. The question nobody wanted to ask out loud — until very recently — isContinue reading “Sports Betting Made $17B — Now Comes the Reckoning”
