Entities
Key players in prediction markets: regulators, platforms, courts, and institutions.
Regulators
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the primary US regulator for event contracts.
Department of Justice, including criminal enforcement related to market activity.
State gaming regulator overseeing wagering activity in Illinois.
State regulator for gaming activity in Nevada.
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.
National Futures Association, the self-regulatory organization for the US derivatives industry.
Securities and Exchange Commission, overseeing securities and related markets.
US Department of the Treasury, overseeing economic and fiscal policy.
Platforms
Superforecasting platform born from the IARPA ACE program.
Brokerage platform active in prediction market offerings.
CFTC-regulated prediction market and event contracts exchange.
Play-money prediction market platform with a large community of forecasters.
Community forecasting platform focused on science, technology, and policy questions.
Crypto-based prediction market platform.
Political prediction market operating under a CFTC no-action letter.
Trading platform offering event contract products.
Off-chain governance voting platform used by DAOs and DeFi protocols.
On-chain governance platform for DAOs and protocol voting.
Courts
Other Entities
Decentralized prediction market protocol on Ethereum.
Joint venture sportsbook between MGM Resorts and Entain.
Decentralized oracle network providing data feeds for smart contracts.
Election data and decision desk service providing real-time results and forecasts.
Major US sports betting and daily fantasy operator.
Global sports betting and gaming group, co-owner of BetMGM.
Sports merchandising company expanding into sports betting.
Leading US sportsbook owned by Flutter Entertainment.
US central bank whose rate decisions heavily influence prediction market activity.
Data journalism and election forecasting outlet founded by Nate Silver.
Global sports betting conglomerate, parent of FanDuel, Betfair, and Paddy Power.
Ethereum-based prediction market and infrastructure protocol.
Casino and entertainment conglomerate, co-owner of BetMGM sportsbook.
Prediction market dApp built on the Gnosis conditional tokens framework.
Political news aggregator and polling average tracker.
Optimistic oracle protocol used by Polymarket and other prediction markets.
Polkadot-based prediction market protocol.