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NBA pairs Kalshi and Polymarket deals with trading integrity safeguards

NBC Sports reports the NBA agreements give Kalshi and Polymarket official NBA data from Sportradar and rights to use league intellectual property, while limiting which NBA markets can be offered. The deals bar league and team personnel from trading NBA contracts and require sharing information on suspicious trading, alongside a memorandum of understanding between the NBA and the CFTC.

The NBA has designated Kalshi and Polymarket as its Preferred Prediction Market Exchanges, according to NBC Sports. The agreements combine access to official league data and intellectual property with restrictions on NBA-related markets and trading by league insiders.

Data access comes with market limits

NBC Sports reports that Kalshi and Polymarket will receive official NBA data from Sportradar. The exchanges also gain rights to use league intellectual property.

The agreements limit which NBA markets the platforms can offer. The supplied summary does not identify the permitted categories or specify which types of contracts are excluded.

Restrictions and information sharing

League and team personnel are prohibited from trading NBA contracts under the deals, according to NBC Sports. The agreements also require information sharing about suspicious trading.

Alongside those arrangements, the NBA and the CFTC have a memorandum of understanding addressing integrity. The supplied summary does not detail its procedures or explain how it relates operationally to the exchanges’ information-sharing requirements.

What it means for prediction markets

  • Official access has boundaries: Kalshi and Polymarket gain NBA data and intellectual-property rights, but the agreements do not provide unrestricted scope to offer NBA contracts.
  • Insider restrictions are explicit: The prohibition covers league and team personnel trading NBA contracts.
  • Integrity oversight is part of the structure: Suspicious-trading information sharing and the NBA–CFTC memorandum accompany the commercial agreements, though the supplied details leave implementation questions open.
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