(The Center Square) – Americans can now wager on sports results through Fanatics Predicts in 24 states that have not allowed legal sports wagering including California, Texas, Georgia, Washington and more.
National sportsbooks including FanDuel, DraftKings and Fanatics announced earlier this year that they would join prediction markets such as Kalshi in what they call sports event contracts where users wager against each other on the results of everything from sports markets to elections.
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