Catie Di Stefano

Catie Di Stefano has spent 15 years in the regulated gambling industry, starting at Betsson Group in Malta and spending nearly five years at Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) before building an independent consultancy across European and US iGaming brands, including a licensed engagement with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City under a New Jersey DGE vendor license. She's been interviewed by the California Business Journal on the rise of online gambling in the US, and spoke on a 2022 Next.io panel specifically about California's gaming market. She went on to build the OnlineGamblers.com brand and hold marketing director roles at Smartico.ai and Vegas Kings, and has been named to multiple iGamingExpress industry rankings. She now covers regulated prediction markets full-time.

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Manny Pacquiao Prediction Markets: Every Fight, Every Senate Run Priced

Pacquiao is the most-traded Filipino athlete in prediction-market history: and the only one whose fights, politics, and comebacks all carry live contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket. For Fil-Am California residents, he's the cleanest single-name entry point into legal, CFTC-regulated event trading.

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When Will Sports Betting Be Legal in California? (2026 Outlook)

Realistically not before November 2028. And 2030 is just as plausible. There's no measure on the 2026 ballot, no enabling bill in Sacramento, and no tribal-commercial deal in place. Here's the honest year-by-year timeline and what California sports fans can legally do in the meantime.

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Sports Betting Apps Legal in California (2026)

No traditional sportsbook app is legal in California in 2026: DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars are all geofenced out. These event-contract apps are available: Kalshi, Polymarket, ProphetX, OG and Novig. Here's what each does best, what it costs, and which to start with.

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