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NBA Names Kalshi, Polymarket Preferred Exchanges

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NBA Names Kalshi, Polymarket Preferred Exchanges

Derek Foss · 2026-10-26T16:20:23.810Z

This partnership should bring more transparency to NBA betting markets with the CFTC oversight in place.

9 sourcesUpdated Oct 26, 20261 min read

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The NBA has named Kalshi and Polymarket its preferred prediction-market exchanges, granting them access to official league data and permission to use NBA intellectual property. The agreements give the league a role in determining which markets can be offered and require the platforms to share information about suspicious trading and cooperate in investigations; league and team personnel are barred from trading on NBA event contracts. The NBA also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and expanded its DraftKings partnership to include prediction markets. The league says a regulated, transparent marketplace can help protect game integrity, while the deals come amid legal disputes over whether prediction markets are regulated by federal authorities or state gambling agencies.

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“NBA strikes deals with prediction markets, with eye on integrity and regulations”

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“NBA strikes deals with Kalshi and Polymarket as the league’s preferred prediction markets”

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