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TKO and Polymarket to bring prediction markets to UFC

14 November 2025 at 7:58am UTC-5
UFC and Zuffa Boxing parent company TKO Holdings has signed a multi-year deal with Polymarket, which will introduce real-time prediction markets into live combat sports for the ...

High Roller appoints Jake Francis as Chief Operating Officer

13 November 2025 at 6:42am UTC-5
Online casino operator High Roller has appointed Jake Francis to the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately, replacing Emily Micallef, who has moved into an ...

Judge rejects tribes’ bid to block Kalshi’s sports events contracts

13 November 2025 at 6:18am UTC-5
A California federal judge has denied a request by three Native American tribes to block Kalshi from offering sports-related event contracts, ruling that the crypto-style ...

MLB and sportsbooks set a nationwide US$200 limit on pitch bets

12 November 2025 at 7:22am UTC-5
MLB and US sportsbook operators have agreed to introduce a nationwide US$200 limit on bets placed on individual baseball pitches and to prohibit such wagers from inclusion in ...
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Government shutdown delays Polymarket’s return to the US market

12 November 2025 at 7:16am UTC-5
The return of the crypto prediction market Polymarket to the US has been postponed amid complications arising from the ongoing federal government shutdown, according to Front ...

PrizePicks partners with Polymarket to launch prediction markets in the US

12 November 2025 at 6:29am UTC-5
Daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks has inked a multi-year partnership with prediction market Polymarket to add event contracts to its offering. Users will be able to buy ...
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Shaan Devaraj joins Xpoint as Chief Technology Officer

11 November 2025 at 2:39pm UTC-5
Geolocation and compliance technology company Xpoint on Tuesday appointed Shaan Devaraj as Chief Technology Officer. Devaraj has more than three decades of experience and ...

ProphetX seeks CFTC approval for sports prediction market

11 November 2025 at 6:50am UTC-5
Peer-to-peer betting exchange platform ProphetX has applied to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for registration as both a designated contract market and a derivatives ...
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Two Major League Baseball players charged in pitch-fixing case

10 November 2025 at 7:54am UTC-5
Two Major League Baseball players have been indicted over an alleged scheme to rig pitches in a sports betting fraud worth more than US$460,000. Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz and ...

DraftKings earnings call focuses on prediction markets and how new partnership with ESPN can be leveraged

7 November 2025 at 12:59pm UTC-5
DraftKings and ESPN on Thursday announced a partnership that will make DraftKings the sole official sportsbook and odds provider for ESPN, starting 1 December. One might think ...

DraftKings’ Jason Robins suggests prediction markets could drive igaming regulation

7 November 2025 at 8:17am UTC-5
DraftKings Chief Executive Jason Robins has said predictions markets could encourage the legalization of sports wagering and igaming in more US states. In the company’s third ...

Robinhood posts US$1.27 billion revenue in Q3

7 November 2025 at 7:05am UTC-5
Trading platform Robinhood Markets has reported third quarter revenues of US$1.27 billion, a 100% increase from the same period last year driven by trading activity in ...

DraftKings reports revenue of US$1.14 billion in third quarter

6 November 2025 at 4:48pm UTC-5
DraftKings on Thursday reported revenue of US$1.14 billion for the third quarter, an increase of US$49 million, or 4%, compared to US$1.10 billion during the same period in 2024 ...

DraftKings reaches agreement to become official sportsbook and odds provider for ESPN

6 November 2025 at 12:28pm UTC-5
It didn’t take ESPN long to pivot from the termination of its agreement with Penn Entertainment. ESPN on Thursday morning announced an agreement with DraftKings to be the ...

Penn Entertainment and ESPN terminate agreement; operator’s OSB business to rebrand at theScore Bet

6 November 2025 at 8:23am UTC-5
Penn Entertainment’s earnings calls have been known to include breaking news. Whether it’s an agreement to buy Canadian-based theScore in 2021, the acquisition of Barstool ...