Editor-in-Chief
Catie Di Stefano
Los Angeles, CA
Catie covers California's prediction-markets beat: CFTC regulation, platform launches, and how legal event contracts fit alongside the state's still-pending sports-betting policy debate. She's used every platform we cover and writes with 15 years of professional experience in the online gambling industry.
Articles written by Catie Di Stefano
- NBA 2026-27 Season: Lakers, Warriors, Clippers and Kings Prediction Markets
Sports · 9 min read
- NFL 2026 Prediction Markets: Rams, Chargers and 49ers Through Week 2
Sports · 9 min read
- Influencer Prediction Markets: The Non-Sports Board Californians Are Actually Trading
Entertainment · 8 min read
- How Prediction Markets Price Celebrity Longshots: The Spencer Pratt Case Study
Politics · 7 min read
- Avengers: Doomsday Opening Weekend: How to Trade the Biggest Movie of December 2026
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Highest-Grossing Movie of 2026: Trading the Year-Long Box-Office Race
Entertainment · 9 min read
- Oscars 2027 Best Picture: Early Prediction Market Contenders for the 99th Academy Awards
Entertainment · 9 min read
- Summer 2027 Box Office: Star Wars: Starfighter, Toy Story Sequels and the Year That Could Reset Hollywood
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Stranger Things Finale: How Prediction Markets Tracked Netflix's Biggest TV Event
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Emmys 2027 Outstanding Drama: Severance, The Pitt, and the Race to Replace The White Lotus
Entertainment · 9 min read
- House of the Dragon Season 3: How to Trade HBO's Biggest Premiere of June 2026
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Grammys 2027 Album of the Year: Taylor Swift's 'Showgirl' Lands in the Race
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Coachella 2027 Headliner: Billie Eilish, Olivia Dean, and BTS Lead a Wide-Open Race
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Billboard Hot 100 in 2026: Song of the Summer and the Year's #1 Race
Entertainment · 8 min read
- California Governor 2026: How to Trade the Race on Prediction Markets
Politics · 9 min read
- 2026 NBA Finals: A California Fan's Prediction Market Playbook
Sports · 9 min read
- Dodgers 2026: Trading the World Series Run from California
Sports · 9 min read
- Fed June 2026 Meeting: Trading the FOMC on Prediction Markets
Macro · 8 min read
- California Wildfire Season 2026: Climate Markets for CA Residents
Climate · 8 min read
- Stanley Cup 2026: A California Hockey Fan's Trading Guide
Sports · 8 min read
- 2026 Emmy Awards: Trading TV's Biggest Night on Prediction Markets
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Summer 2026 Box Office: Trading Hollywood's Biggest Season
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Rams and Chargers 2026: Trading NFL Win Totals from California
Sports · 8 min read
- California Rainfall Winter 2026-27: Climate Markets for the Wet Season
Climate · 8 min read
- Lakers 2026 NBA Playoffs: How to Trade the Run on Prediction Markets
Guide · 9 min read
- Prediction Markets Calendar: May: July 2026
Calendar · 10 min read
- World Cup 2026 Prediction Markets: A California Fan's Guide
Guide · 10 min read
- How to Open Your First Prediction Market Account: A Beginner's Guide for 2026
Beginner's Guide · 13 min read
- What Is Rebet? A California Trader's 2026 Guide
Platform Guide · 7 min read
- What Is Chalkboard? A California Trader's 2026 Guide
Platform Guide · 7 min read
- What Is Sleeper? A California Trader's 2026 Guide
Platform Guide · 7 min read
- What Is Novig? A California Trader's 2026 Guide
Platform Guide · 7 min read
- Are Prediction Markets Legal in California? (2026 Guide)
Legal · 11 min read
- Prediction Markets vs Sports Betting Markets: What's the Difference?
Explainer · 9 min read
- How event contracts work
Basics · 10 min read
- The best prediction market platforms for Lakers fans
Sports · 9 min read
- Reading probability prices: a 5-minute primer
Basics · 5 min read
- Super Bowl prediction markets: a Californian's guide
Sports · 7 min read
- Prediction Market Taxes in California: 2026 Guide
Guide · 8 min read
- Kalshi vs Polymarket Fees: Full 2026 Cost Breakdown
Guide · 7 min read
- Can I Use Polymarket in California? How to Deposit (2026)
Guide · 6 min read
- How to Withdraw from Kalshi: 2026 Step-by-Step Guide
Guide · 5 min read
- 2028 Presidential Election Prediction Markets: PredictIt, Kalshi, Polymarket Guide
Politics · 8 min read
- Senate Control 2026 Prediction Markets: The California Read
Politics · 7 min read
- CPI Inflation Prediction Markets: Trading the Monthly Print
Macro · 6 min read
- Arbitrage Between Kalshi and Polymarket: A Realistic Guide
Guide · 7 min read
- NFL Sunday Prediction Markets: California Fan's Full Guide
Sports · 8 min read
- The CFTC's 2026 Prediction Markets Advisory, Explained for California Traders
Legal · 8 min read
- The Feds Are Suing 4 States Over Prediction Markets. Here's Why California Isn't One
Politics · 8 min read
- Kalshi and Polymarket Are Launching Perpetual Futures. Here's What That Actually Means
Explainer · 9 min read
- NBA Conference Semifinals 2026: Where to Trade Thunder-Lakers and the Rest of the Bracket
Sports · 9 min read
- Eurovision 2026 Prediction Markets: Why Finland Is the $49M Favorite
Entertainment · 8 min read
- Fed May 2026 FOMC Meeting: How to Trade the Most-Watched Macro Event of the Quarter
Macro · 9 min read
- SoFi Stadium World Cup 2026: 8 LA Matches and the Markets Tracking Them
Sports · 9 min read
- USA vs Mexico at the 2026 World Cup: How Markets Price the Hosts
Sports · 8 min read
- World Cup 2026 Favorites: How Kalshi and Polymarket Price the Field
Sports · 9 min read
- Is Kalshi Legal in California? Yes, Here's the Federal Backing
Legal · 8 min read
- How to Use Kalshi: Step-by-Step From Signup to First Trade
Guides · 7 min read
- What Are Event Contracts? A Plain-English Guide
Guides · 8 min read
- Is Sports Betting Legal in California? (2026 Guide)
Legal · 9 min read
- Sports Betting Apps Legal in California (2026)
Guides · 10 min read
- When Will Sports Betting Be Legal in California? (2026 Outlook)
Legal · 9 min read
- Manny Pacquiao Prediction Markets: Every Fight, Every Senate Run Priced
Sports · 8 min read
- Jeremy Lin & Asian-American NBA Prediction Markets: What's Tradable in 2026
Sports · 9 min read
- LeBron James Signed With the 76ers: How the Biggest NBA Prediction Market of 2026 Got It Wrong
Sports · 9 min read
- Shohei Ohtani & Dodgers 2026 Prediction Markets: Where the Asian-American Flow Trades
Sports · 8 min read
- USDC Deposit to Polymarket from California: The 10-Minute Crypto-Native Path
Guides · 9 min read
- Canelo vs Crawford 2026: Prediction Markets & Odds on Kalshi and Polymarket
Sports · 9 min read
- Mexico in the 2026 World Cup: Prediction Markets and Odds on Kalshi and Polymarket
Sports · 10 min read
- 2026 Liga MX Liguilla: Prediction Markets and Clausura Odds
Sports · 10 min read
- Kalshi Lands on Interactive Brokers: What the May 15 Integration Means for California Traders
Markets · 7 min read
- NHL Joins MLB on Prediction-Market Integrity Rules: What It Means for Kings, Sharks, Ducks, Dodgers, and Angels Bettors in California
Sports · 7 min read
- Newsom's California vs Kalshi: What the May 2026 State-Level Push Means for CA Traders
Politics · 8 min read
- How to Bet on the World Cup in California Legally in 2026
Guide · 8 min read
- SoFi Stadium World Cup 2026 Schedule + Live Odds
Sports · 8 min read
- World Cup 2026: Futures vs Match Markets: Which Pays More
Guide · 9 min read
- How to Trade Rotten Tomatoes Scores on Kalshi: A 2026 Blockbuster Guide
Entertainment · 6 min read
- California Gas Prices: How to Hedge at the Pump on Kalshi
Markets · 6 min read
- Hollywood Prop Bets: Trading Trailers, Casting, and Runtimes on Kalshi
Entertainment · 6 min read
- TV Viewership and Emmy Markets: Trading Streaming Wars on Kalshi & Polymarket
Entertainment · 6 min read
- Shorting the Box Office: How to Profit From Hollywood Flops on Kalshi & Polymarket
Entertainment · 7 min read
- TV Plot Prop Bets: Trading Character Deaths and Finales on Polymarket
Entertainment · 5 min read
- Karen Bass LA Mayor Runoff Odds: 65.5% vs Nithya Raman
Politics · 7 min read
- Nithya Raman LA Mayor Runoff: 31.1% Against Karen Bass
Politics · 6 min read
- World Cup 2026 Golden Boot: Trading the Top-Scorer Contract
Sports · 6 min read
- World Cup 2026 Watch Parties in California: Where to Go Without a Ticket
Sports · 6 min read
- California Minimum Wage 2026: Trading the 2027 CPI Adjustment
Markets · 6 min read
- USC Football 2026 Odds: Trading the Trojans on Kalshi & Polymarket
Sports · 5 min read
- UCLA Football 2026 Odds: The Cheapest Pac-Side Futures on the Board
Sports · 5 min read
- Padres 2026 World Series Odds: Trading the NL West Sleeper
Sports · 5 min read
- Recession Odds 2026: Trading the NBER Contract from California
Markets · 6 min read
- World Cup 2026 Bracket Predictions: How to Trade the Knockout Path
Sports · 6 min read
- World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Odds: Where the Curse-Breaker Trades Live
Sports · 6 min read
- World Cup 2026 Dark Horses: The 4 Most Under-Priced Contenders
Sports · 6 min read
- USA World Cup 2026 Knockout Odds: Where the Home-Flow Premium Lives
Sports · 7 min read
- Is Robinhood's Prediction Market Legal in California? Yes, But Here's Where to Actually Trade
Legal · 9 min read
- California 2026 Congressional Races on Prediction Markets: CA-22, CA-27, CA-41, CA-45, CA-47, CA-11
Politics · 10 min read
- World Cup 2026 Cinderellas: Morocco 2.35%, Switzerland 0.85%, Egypt 0.15%, Paraguay 0.05%
Sports · 8 min read
- Spain Won the 2026 World Cup: How the $3.88B Winner Market Priced the Final
Sports · 8 min read
- NBA Free Agency 2026 on Prediction Markets: Cavaliers 52%, Warriors 18.5%, Lakers 0.55%
Sports · 9 min read
- Super Bowl LXI at SoFi 2027: NFL 2026 Season Odds & California Trading Guide
Sports · 9 min read
- California's November 2026 Ballot: All 14 Propositions and What Prediction Markets Actually Price
Politics · 8 min read
- House Control 2026 Prediction Markets: Democrats 87.5% and California's 52 Seats
Politics · 8 min read