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NBA names Kalshi and Polymarket preferred prediction markets
The NBA named Kalshi and Polymarket preferred prediction markets on Monday and expanded its deal with DraftKings to cover these markets.
Prediction markets let people trade on the outcomes of events, including NBA games, and are available in some form across all 50 US states.
The league also agreed with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on how to manage its relationships with these companies.
The deals include limits on what people can trade and require companies to share information about suspicious activity and investigations.
NBA and team personnel will be barred from trading on league events.
The rules are intended to help protect game integrity as the league faces gambling-related cases involving current and former basketball figures.
The legality and oversight of prediction markets remain disputed, with more than a dozen states involved in litigation; the NBA says more partnership expansions are expected.
The NBA announced a new integrity framework and prediction-market deals with Kalshi and Polymarket.
The agreements include limits on markets and information-sharing about suspicious trading and investigations.
The NBA also expanded its DraftKings partnership to cover prediction markets.
The league said the arrangements are intended to protect game integrity and operate in a regulated market.
The deals come amid disputes over who should regulate prediction markets.
- Who
- The NBA, Kalshi, Polymarket and DraftKings.
- What
- The NBA announced prediction-market partnerships and a new integrity framework.
- When
- Monday, October 26, 2026.
- Where
- The United States.
- Why
- The NBA says the arrangements will help protect game integrity through market limits, transparency and information-sharing.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Some states
Regulatory authority
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The CFTC contends it has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction-market oversight.
Some states
Some states believe oversight should fall under their authority.
Jontay Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy over a gambling and manipulation scheme.
The NBA told sportsbooks they could not offer certain types of wagers this season.
The NBA announced its integrity framework and prediction-market agreements.
- Prediction-market partners
- Kalshi and Polymarket
- Existing partner
- DraftKings
- Restrictions
- Limits on permissible markets and information-sharing about suspicious trades and investigations
- Regulatory agreement
- Memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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What people are saying
If you’re going to be betting on our games or trading on our games or playing fantasy around our games, it’s better for it to be regulated than unregulated
Protecting the integrity of the game is our top priority