Oct 16, 2026 · 1 hr · 9 segments
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Ben YelinGuest
Michael SandersonHost
Kevin KinnallyHost
Let's get into prediction markets because these things are everywhere now, and kinda reminds me of daily fantasy sports when that came on.

Like, a- anything you were watching, you couldn't find something that didn't have a, a FanDuel or DraftKings commercial, just constant.

Pretty much anything that has a clear outcome, these prediction markets, it has a market, right? And again, they're everywhere.
And as you hear those ads and you see the promotional stuff, this isn't betting, right?

But if I'm putting money on whether the Ravens win Sunday, I can understand why states and some people in the federal government and people like me are thinking, "Come on, like, that's a bet," right? It's the same thing as a sportsbook, FanDuel, DraftKing, whatever it is.

Let's get into prediction markets because these things are everywhere now, and kinda reminds me of daily fantasy sports when that came on.

Like, a- anything you were watching, you couldn't find something that didn't have a, a FanDuel or DraftKings commercial, just constant.

Pretty much anything that has a clear outcome, these prediction markets, it has a market, right? And again, they're everywhere.
And as you hear those ads and you see the promotional stuff, this isn't betting, right?

But if I'm putting money on whether the Ravens win Sunday, I can understand why states and some people in the federal government and people like me are thinking, "Come on, like, that's a bet," right? It's the same thing as a sportsbook, FanDuel, DraftKing, whatever it is.
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