Consolidation arrives in the prediction market sector
Larger venues are buying licences rather than applying for them.
PredictionSites Editorial · 28 July 2026
The fastest route into a regulated market has become acquisition, with larger prediction platforms buying licensed entities instead of waiting through application queues.
That trend explains most of the recent US market re-entries.
Expect the number of independent venues to fall even as total volume rises.
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