Edition No. 53 · Fri 14 Aug 2026 · Story 27 of 37

Prediction markets reignite sportsbook spending battle

Yahoo Finance

Sportsbooks are projected to burn over $500 million in adjusted EBITDA chasing prediction-market users, which PENN calls an irrational arms race.

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