If you are a fan of prediction market products, Christmas has come early. The list of new prediction market apps keeps growin and now FanDuel’s version has joined the fray.
FanDuel Predicts debuted in five states on Monday, with several more state rollouts planned in the coming weeks and plans to eventually expand to all 50 states.
“We’re giving our customers a new platform to engage with the world around them – whether that’s the next Fed rate decision or a sports event,” said Senior Vice President, Flywheel and New Ventures at FanDuel James Cooper. “This launch in five states will provide valuable insights into customer engagement with this new platform, enabling us to refine our approach as we expand to additional states in 2026.”
App rollout starting in just five states
The app is now availabe in Alabama, Alaska, North Dakota, South Carolina and South Dakota.
The standalone prediction market app comes via a partnership between FanDuel and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group.
“CME Group prediction markets will enable a new generation of users to express their views on global benchmarks, economic indicators, sports and more,” said CME Group President and Chief Financial Officer Lynne Fitzpatrick. “This launch is a pivotal step for expanding the reach of our products to FanDuel’s millions of registered users across the U.S.”
What kinds of prediction markets are available will vary state by state. FanDuel said it plans to offer sports-related event contracts in states without legal sports betting and, even in those, it will geolocate out tribal lands. If a state opts to legalize sports betting in the state, FanDuel Predicts will exit that market.
FanDuel Predicts using many RG tools from FanDuel Sportsbook
Like its other products, FanDuel Predicts will offer a number of responsible gaming tools, including the ability to self-exclude, set deposit limits and provide access to mental health services from Kindbridge Behavioral Health.
FanDuel Predicts will be available to those 18 and over in the states where it is available.
The FanDuel Predicts launch is a much slower rollout than competitors DraftKing Predictions and Fanatics Markets. The former is already availble in 38 states after launching last Friday. Fanatics Markets rolled out in ten states at first but expanded to 24 total markets within a matter of days after launch.
List of prediction market apps just keeps growing
These three operators, along with Underdog and PrizePicks, now bring the total number of sports gaming entities in the prediction market space to five. The group is competing with the likes of Kalshi, Crypto.com and Polymarket, which recently returned to the U.S. market.
Coinbase began hosting Kalshi contracts on its website last week. On Monday, the group announced the acquistion of The Clearing Company, a group specializing in prediction market innovation.
The market is flooding with new competitors at a time when legal questions around the vertical continue, with lawsuits related to the overlap between sports contracts and regulated state sports betting active in nearly a dozen states.
