Chris Gerlacher, Author at Prediction News

Chris Gerlacher

Chris is the senior political reporter and industry analyst at PredictionNews. He specializes in the ever-changing political betting markets, while also covering the emerging prediction market industry. Previously, he was the lead writer at Catena Media, where he contrasted the parallels between sports betting and prediction markets. Chris also is a political contributor for The Center Square.

Kalshi Partners with Votehub for Political Markets

Kalshi Partners with VoteHub to Integrate Markets and Polling Data

by Chris Gerlacher

September 18, 2025

VoteHub announced it is integrating some of Kalshi’s political markets into its polling dashboards on Wednesday. The company wrote in...

NYC to Virginia: Key 2025 Political Races To Watch and Trade This November

by Chris Gerlacher

September 17, 2025

The midterms may be over a year away, but there are already high-profile races to watch and trade this fall....

Robinhood Sues for Relief in Massachusetts

by Chris Gerlacher

September 15, 2025

Robinhood sued the Massachusetts attorney general and the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Monday. The filing came on the heels of...

Massachusetts Sues Kalshi Over Sports Contracts

by Chris Gerlacher

September 12, 2025

The Massachusetts Attorney General has sued Kalshi, accusing the platform of disguising sports betting as “event contracts.” Kalshi has received...

Polymarket Partners with Chainlink to Improve Market Resolutions

by Chris Gerlacher

September 12, 2025

Polymarket announced a partnership with decentralized oracle network Chainlink on Friday that intends to improve its often controversial market resolution...

Winklevoss Twins Pressure Quintenz in Released Messages

by Chris Gerlacher

September 11, 2025

CFTC-Chair nominee Brian Quintenz released private messages on Wednesday that shed light on probable reasons behind the unexplained delays in...

Kalshi and New Jersey Give Oral Arguments in Appeal

Court Hears Kalshi vs. New Jersey Oral Arguments in Appeal

by Chris Gerlacher

September 10, 2025

Kalshi and New Jersey faced off in oral arguments before a panel of judges at the Third Circuit on Wednesday....

CA Tribal Pressures Mount Ahead of Key Kalshi Court Hearing

by Chris Gerlacher

September 9, 2025

As Kalshi rakes in unprecedented volume on football trading markets, the company's legal battles roll on. Just last week, Nevada...

Evolution from grain futures to sports event contracts

Grain Futures to Event Contracts: Natural Evolution or Overreach?

by Chris Gerlacher

September 8, 2025

Event contracts on sports took the gambling industry by surprise in early 2025. However, within a historical perspective, they’re actually...

PredictIt Granted License to Launch Regulated Exchange

by Chris Gerlacher

September 5, 2025

PredictIt will launch in October as a CFTC-regulated exchange, as first reported by Bloomberg on Friday. OG political predictions market, @predictit...