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Esports fans traded $95 million on Kalshi during the Esports World Cup, and it is getting wild

If you thought esports betting was still confined to sketchy offshore websites or skin-gambling sites operating out of island nations, the latest data will blow your mind. Prediction market giant Kalshi just reported that fans traded over $95 million in event contracts during the final week of the Esports World Cup alone.

Esports fans traded $95 million on Kalshi during the Esports World Cup, and it is getting wild

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If you thought esports betting was still confined to sketchy offshore websites or skin-gambling sites operating out of island nations, the latest data will blow your mind.

Prediction market giant Kalshi just reported that fans traded over $95 million in event contracts during the final week of the Esports World Cup alone.

Regulated prediction markets are taking over competitive gaming at breakneck speed.

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If you thought esports betting was still confined to sketchy offshore websites or skin-gambling sites operating out of island nations, the latest data will blow your mind. Prediction market giant Kalshi just reported that fans traded over $95 million in event contracts during the final week of the Esports World Cup alone. Regulated prediction markets are taking over competitive gaming at breakneck speed.

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