US EditionMLS, Polymarket Join Forces in Prediction Markets
MLS and Polymarket create an authorized prediction market framework with independent monitoring and restrictions on league personnel trading to prevent insider risks.
- On Monday, Major League Soccer announced a partnership with Polymarket to create authorized prediction markets with safeguards protecting MLS and Leagues Cup matches.
- Growing popularity and controversy have fueled prediction markets, whose wagering rose from $100 million per month to over $13 billion from early 2024 through November 2025 amid cryptocurrency connections.
- All major prediction markets offer MLS trading, with activity growing quickly; in 2023, MLS asked 41 states and territories to ban certain prop bets, with 30 states agreeing.
- MLS said the partnership was the best way to protect competition integrity and described a multipronged approach, while fans on social media reacted negatively and observers warned of reputational risk due to Donald Trump Jr.'s ties.
- That regulatory mix raises the stakes for league controls as platforms assert they offer financial contracts overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, while a Massachusetts judge this month enjoined Kalshi, increasing MLS consultation and approval processes' importance.
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MLS announced a multi-year agreement with Polymarket, the world’s largest predictive market, in the midst of a debate on sports betting
MLS strikes a deal with prediction market Polymarket, says it’s about protecting the integrity of games
Prediction markets work by having users choose from two possible outcomes for an event, and are given a percentage likelihood of each. They are legal nationwide, unlike traditional sports betting.
Polymarket named as official partner of MLS
Polymarket has penned a multi-year partnership deal with Major League Soccer (MLS) to become one of the league’s official partners. The prediction markets platform, which has signed a range of commercial partnerships in recent months, will also be named an official partner of the Leagues Cup, MLS All-Star Game, and MLS Cup. As part of the agreement, Polymarket and MLS will not only develop new fan experiences across the league’s digital platform…
Polymarket Expands Prediction Markets Through Major League Soccer Partnership
Polymarket is set to become the official prediction market partner of MLS and its main tournament, the Leagues Cup, taking fan interaction to the next level through prediction markets powered by blockchain technology. Polymarket, a leading crypto-based prediction market platform, has signed a multi-year exclusive agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-level soccer league in the US. Enhancing Fan Engagement The collaboration mainly aim…
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