Stories about prediction markets for operators
How operators launch, run and grow prediction markets. Sourced where we cite a number.
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Why prediction markets? Why operators are adding them now
Your customers already have opinions about elections, rate decisions and crypto prices, and your product has no line to take them to. Prediction markets close that gap on the wallet, brand and licence you already run.Read the story
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StrategyLaunching prediction markets in more than one country
Languages, currencies, regional catalogues and different rules per market. How Parity lets one integration serve customers in several countries.
ComplianceHow to control which prediction markets your customers see
A category hidden on the list but still tradeable is not a control. How Parity enforces your offering rules by category, region and customer, down to the order.
SportsbooksHow to grow sportsbook handle between game days
Midweek gaps, off-seasons and quiet hours leave a sportsbook with little to offer. How prediction markets and five-minute crypto windows fill the calendar.
CompliancePrediction market compliance by country: an operator overview
A high-level view of prediction market compliance by country: how licences treat event contracts, where suppliers need a licence, and what to configure.
SportsbooksHow to add prediction markets to a sportsbook
How to add prediction markets to a sportsbook: what you build, what you buy, and how they sit beside the book without a new trading or grading team.
Casino operatorsHow to add prediction markets to an online casino
What a casino builds, what it buys, and how a prediction markets tab reaches players without a second wallet, a second login or a data pipeline of its own.
IntegrationPrediction market APIs: what you actually need to integrate
The guarantees a prediction market API integration depends on: a normalised catalogue, executable quotes, idempotent orders, marked positions, settlement.
Fast marketsHow 5-minute Bitcoin prediction markets work
Five-minute up-or-down crypto contracts: how the windows are scheduled, what the price to beat is, how a 60-second TWAP settles them, and why the reference price has to arrive exactly.
From the data
1.95xIllinois sports wagering handle in November 2025, against July.Source: Illinois Gaming BoardFilling the quiet months
Volume here is notional taker volume, each contract counted at its $1 value, so it is not comparable with a sportsbook's handle. Source: Pew Research Center analysis of data from The Block, Prediction markets' trading volume doubled between May and July, largely driven by sports.
Market volume
Prediction market trading volume more than doubled between May and July 2026
Combined monthly trading volume on the two largest prediction exchanges, US dollars, July 2024 to July 2026.
| Month | Trading volume, $ billions |
|---|---|
| July 2024 | 0.8 |
| August 2024 | 0.9 |
| September 2024 | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 4.5 |
| November 2024 | 4.7 |
| December 2024 | 3.5 |
| January 2025 | 2.8 |
| February 2025 | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 2.1 |
| July 2025 | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 2.0 |
| September 2025 | 4.5 |
| October 2025 | 8.5 |
| November 2025 | 10.1 |
| December 2025 | 12.0 |
| January 2026 | 17.5 |
| February 2026 | 18.6 |
| March 2026 | 24.3 |
| April 2026 | 25.1 |
| May 2026 | 25.7 |
| June 2026 | 47.7 |
| July 2026 | 53.0 |
Where each answer leads
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