Prediction markets ran up $10.5 billion in notional volume over one college football Saturday and NFL Sunday, and Kalshi alone accounted for $7.87 billion of it. That’s $1.76 billion in taker volume on a single app, for a company that insists it’s a financial exchange and not a sportsbook. Three days later, Kalshi rolled outContinue reading “Kalshi Just Moved $7.87 Billion in a Weekend, Then Started Selling Player Props. Call It Whatever You Want, That’s a Sportsbook.”
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The Spurs-Thunder WCF Is Moving Betting Markets Like No NBA Playoff Series in Recent Memory
OKC opened at -260. On a Wembanyama team. In a series where San Antonio went 5-1 against Oklahoma City in the regular season. The sportsbooks looked at a 22-year-old who averaged 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks and won unanimous Defensive Player of the Year — and said yeah, he’s a three-to-one underdog. Cool.Continue reading “The Spurs-Thunder WCF Is Moving Betting Markets Like No NBA Playoff Series in Recent Memory”
