The Event Horizon Podcast
A newsletter about the nascent prediction markets industry, including news, analysis and legal insights at Kalshi, Polymarket, PredictIt and beyond. nexteventhorizon.substack.com
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Episode 31: News With Front Office Sports’ Ben Horney; Data With Grandstand’s Matt Restivo (opens the original)
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Ben Horney of Front Office Sports stopped by to talk about recent developments in prediction markets. And Matt Restivo — SVP of Sports Data Services at Grandstand — chatted about data in PMs and the Optic Odds product. Show notes: New Jersey appeals to SCOTUS. Kalshi gets US Open deal. Injury markets. Kalshi bans George Santos. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nexteventhorizon.substack.com
Episode 29: Innovation-Maxxing At The CFTC (opens the original)
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission got a bunch of important people in prediction markets together for a meeting in Washington, DC. Did we learn anything? Why were people yelling at each other? What happens next? Daniel O’Boyle of InGame and I break down that meeting, and all the recent news in prediction markets. Subscribe now Show notes: The CFTC meeting A Republican problem for prediction markets? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a
Episode 28: Prediction Market Policy With Aaron Klein Of The Brookings Institution (opens the original)
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The Brookings Institution’s Aaron Klein stopped by to talk about all things prediction markets (starts at the 47-minute mark). He is a senior fellow at Brookings’ Center on Regulation and Markets and worked on the Dodd-Frank Act. Klein has led a pair of events about prediction markets hosted by Brookings: Daniel O’Boyle of InGame and I also break down all the recent news in prediction markets, including a lot of news around stuff other than sports event contracts! Show notes: FlightAware vs. Kal
Episode 27: Interview With ProphetX Co-Founder Jake Benzaquen (opens the original)
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There are endless stories and hot takes about people betting on wildfires…even though no one is actually offering markets on fires. And there are lots of people yelling about betting on drug trials. What exactly is going on? Daniel O’Boyle of InGame breaks that down and all the recent news in prediction markets. To wit, prediction markets on drug trials made NPR’s All Things Considered: Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as ‘ghastly’ : “‘What seemed to be missed in the CEO
Episode 26: Stakes Are High For Prediction Markets As Court Battles Intensify (opens the original)
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It was a busy week in court for prediction markets, from a big lawsuit from the New York attorney general to a win for Kalshi in Minnesota. Daniel O’Boyle of InGame and Dustin Gouker break down all the important news on the legal front and beyond in this week’s Event Horizon podcast. Show notes: Legal stuff, from InGame: New York Sues Kalshi In State Court, Asks For $36 Billion Fine Sixth Circuit Judge To Kalshi: What’s So Bad About Being Regulated By States? Prediction Markets Still Legal In Mi
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