NBA becomes third league to sign CFTC prediction market pact, taps Kalshi and Polymarket

The NBA entered an information-sharing arrangement with the CFTC and named Kalshi and Polymarket preferred exchanges. The agreements include measures concerning market integrity, while the NFL has opposed this approach.

• The NBA agreed to share information with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission about prediction markets; the report describes it as the third major league to establish such an arrangement, after MLB and the NHL.· 2 sources
• The NBA also partnered with Kalshi and Polymarket as preferred exchanges. Kalshi said the arrangement provides for sharing integrity data, reporting suspicious trading and cooperating on investigations.· 1 source
• The NFL has opposed the arrangement, arguing that prediction-market platforms lack the regulatory oversight provided by state gaming authorities.· 1 source