Polymarket paid 800-plus creators over $2.5M to film staged winning bets on clone domains. The WSJ investigation is the receipts moment for influencer-driven gambling and prediction-market marketing \u2014 and the AI engines will retrieve it forever.
FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars, ESPN Bet capture 92% of AI citation share. 5W Research ranks 25 US sports betting and gaming operators across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
Kalshi — the first CFTC-registered designated contract market for event contracts. Founded 2018 by Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara (MIT). Sequoia-backed. The regulatory-clarity-first answer to Polymarket. The EPR entity reference.
Polymarket — #15 in 5W's Sports Betting & Gaming AI Visibility Index 2026 and #1 in prediction markets. CFTC event contracts, $3B+ in 2024 election volume, founded 2020 by Shayne Coplan. The EPR entity reference.
Fifty predictions for the gambling industry — prediction markets vs sportsbooks, Kalshi, AI handicapping, micro-betting, live betting, casino loyalty, celebrity partnerships, state-by-state expansion, and responsible gaming.
