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By Jean-Luc Maracon
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San Manuel's $103 Million Problem with Prediction Markets. Back in 2022, San Manuel spent approximately $103 million opposing a California ballot initiative…
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How MLB Structured the Prediction Market Category. Major League Baseball saw this tension coming and basically built a workaround at the league level.
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Kalshi's Visibility Push at Dodger Stadium. Kalshi's branding appeared during a televised game between the Dodgers and the Pirates on August 22.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers quietly added prediction market operator Kalshi as a sponsor in August 2026.
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What's murky is how that sits with Yaamava' Resort & Casino, the Dodgers' official California casino partner since 2007.
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The partnership between the Dodgers and Yaamava' has been renewed repeatedly over 15 years. It's not a casual relationship.
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Back in 2022, San Manuel spent approximately $103 million opposing a California ballot initiative that would have legalized commercial online sports betting.
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So now Kalshi's logo is sitting on the outfield wall at Dodger Stadium while Yaamava' holds its official casino partner status. Both in the same building.
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Financial terms for the Dodgers-Kalshi deal? Not disclosed. Duration? No details. The Dodgers haven't said much about the mechanics of the arrangement at all.
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It's a clever structure. Whether it holds up under pressure from tribal gaming partners is a different question.
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The NHL moved first among major leagues, naming both Kalshi and Polymarket as official prediction market partners. That didn't go over smoothly.
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Prediction markets have grown fast across the U.S. and globally. The regulatory status remains genuinely contested — the CFTC treats these products as financial contracts, while…
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See also: Jackson Hole Symposium: Central Bankers Tackle Urgent Crypto Regulation Talks
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San Manuel and Yaamava' haven't commented. No statement, no pushback on record, nothing. Maybe they're negotiating.
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