News: Polymarket, Kalshi Founders To Speak At NBA All-Star Tech Summit
Prediction markets will be a topic of the event during All-Star Weekend; panel will include Shayne Coplan, Tarek Mansour, and Luana Lopes Lara, along with FanDuel CEO Amy Howe and others.
The founders of the two biggest prediction markets will appear at the NBA All-Star Technology Summit on Friday in Los Angeles.
Kalshi founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara, as well as Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan, will be among the participants on a panel about the prediction market industry during All-Star Weekend.
Here’s the description of the panel:
Prediction Markets: The Impact on Sports and Beyond
The surge of interest in prediction markets has disrupted the sports betting landscape, offering new ways to engage with the games we love. While these platforms have the potential to enhance the fan experience, they also present new risks to the integrity of competition. Hear industry leaders talk about the opportunities, the pitfalls, and the yet-unknowns of this quickly evolving space and the impact it could have both within sports and beyond.
The Closing Line understands that other panelists include:
FanDuel CEO Amy Howe
DraftKings co-founder Paul Liberman
MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle
Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl
The event is invite-only.
FanDuel and DraftKings also operate their own prediction market apps. Hornbuckle and MGM have spoken out against prediction markets in the past.
The event comes amid speculation about whether the NBA or Major League Baseball might explore partnership opportunities in the prediction market space.