How the Rise of Prediction Markets Impacts Sportsbooks
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Prediction markets are eroding the clean separation between ‘betting’ and ‘information markets’ that sportsbooks have relied on. Operators should be modeling how more transparent, liquid odds—possibly integrated into trading apps—change acquisition, pricing, and regulation exposure over the next 12–24 months.
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