As prediction markets boom, competition is heating up. So traders go the extra mile for a fraction-of-a-second advantage or to sleuth out information nobody else has. It can lead to a huge payday.

Flutter has launched its much-anticipated FanDuel Predicts platform, initially across five states, with a phased expansion in the coming weeks. It's a move that allows the company behind the nation’s ...

You know that cliché in movies when the camera zooms in on a character who says, “It’s coming,” before someone else dramatically replies, “It’s already here”? Prediction markets are a bit like that in ...

A gambling research company says prediction markets could become a $1 trillion industry nationwide when fully mature, with $435 billion of that coming from contracts on sports outcomes. The battle ...

I asked four AI chatbots for their predictions on the big game, coin toss, halftime show, ads, national anthem and viewership.

Prediction markets like Kalshi, which some liken to legalized gambling, allow investors to bet on reality. Here’s how they work and why they’re so controversial. Prediction markets let people trade on ...

Robinhood already has had incredible success with prediction markets, and now it's going all-in on the business opportunity. Pro and college football contracts saw surging demand the moment Robinhood ...

Analyst Barry Jonas wrote this week that 18- to 20-year-olds, who are too young to gamble legally in most states, could be contributing significantly to the growth of prediction markets. Data from ...

Ms. Scanlon is the author of “In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work” and Kyla’s Newsletter. Prediction markets have exploded into mainstream American life. Platforms like Polymarket and ...

It's that time of the week again - and Daily Mail's popular predictor game is back for gameweek 21. Brighton v Everton - HOME WIN Leeds v Arsenal - DRAW Chelsea v West Ham - HOME WIN Liverpool v ...

Ask Logan Sudeith how many bets he places in a week and he'll laugh. It's a comical line of questioning for the 25-year-old former financial risk analyst, who estimates he clocks about 100 hours a ...