Kalshi runs parallel $10 bonuses for baseball and NBA Finals trading
Kalshi is running two separate $10 bonus promotions for event contract trading across multiple U.S. states. In California, Oregon and Washington, users who trade 10 event contracts on Sunday Night Baseball receive a $10 bonus, with every completed trade counting toward activation including wagers on the St. Louis moneyline and total runs. Separately, Kalshi is offering a $10 bonus trading credit to users who deposit funds and trade at least $10 in its NBA Finals Winner market, available ahead of the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals starting this week. Both promotions are designed to drive user acquisition and trading volume on the platform's sports event contracts.
Kalshi is now spending promotional dollars on two simultaneous sports acquisition funnels — MLB in three western states and NBA Finals nationally — while DraftKings, the Ninth Circuit, and state AGs in Rhode Island and Tennessee are attacking its legal foundation. Any consumer reach these bonuses generate could be nullified if courts or Congress deliver adverse rulings in the next 30 days.
Joins three other recent Kalshi sports market moves this week — fantasy football filings, World Cup 2026 pricing, and NBA championship boards — as the exchange layers promotional spend atop its expanding sports event contract vertical.