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LSR Ep. 274 -FanDuel Gets Into The Prediction Market Business

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Kalshi and Robinhood are adding new NFL and college football markets ahead of week one.

1. LSR Sports Betting & News Podcast episode 274 focuses on FanDuel's move into prediction markets and the wider sports betting market before football season. 2. Matt Brown hosts with Sam McQuillan, who works at LegalSportsReport.com and tracks sportsbook and prediction market developments. 3. The episode asks whether FanDuel's prediction market announcement changes leverage, regulation, and state politics before NFL kickoff. 4. Matt says FanDuel is "basically, all but saying they are coming in for sure," and Sam says the company plans a prediction market by the end of 2025. 5. Sam notes FanDuel said it will not be doing sports yet, while Matt points out that analysts are already treating the move as positioning. 6. The hosts compare FanDuel's timing to DraftKings' earlier path with Pick 6 and other DFS-plus products. 7. Sam argues that states, tribes, and regulators have not enforced clear limits on prediction markets, which has let Kalshi and Robinhood expand. 8. The discussion turns to California, where a bill to ban sweepstakes games is gaining support and where one tribe signed a deal with VGW. 9. Sam says California has more than 300 tribes, which makes consensus difficult even when the majority oppose sweepstakes gaming. 10. Matt adds that a smaller tribe with fewer than 300 members may be looking for revenue that larger tribes do not share. 11. Sam says smaller tribes may decide to take whatever revenue they can get rather than wait for a sports betting deal that could be years away. 12. The episode returns to Kalshi and Robinhood, which are adding more football markets for the first two weeks of college football and the NFL. 13. Sam says those markets can be self-certified and launched without waiting for sports betting-style approval. 14. The hosts note that the NFL held a surprise media briefing on gambling issues before the season. 15. Sam says the NFL will treat prediction markets the same way it treats gambling for player conduct purposes right now. 16. Matt raises the unresolved question of how the league will track activity when prediction market operators do not share sportsbook-style integrity data. 17. The tone is conversational and policy-heavy, with Matt pushing scenario questions and Sam answering with legal and market context. 18. The pacing is fast and topical, moving from FanDuel to California tribes to Kalshi, Robinhood, and NFL betting totals. 19. Best for listeners following U.S. sports betting, prediction markets, and tribal gaming policy. 20. Skip if you want only game picks or lighter sports talk.

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