Catie Di Stefano
Career
Catie has spent 15 years working with online gambling across some of the most regulated and competitive gambling markets in the world. Starting at Betsson Group in Malta in 2011, she has worked her way through VIP management, CRM, gamification and marketing leadership across European and North American operations. Catie was a licensed consultancy for Hard Rock Casino in New Jersey, where she held a DGE vendor license and owned the execution of the online CRM program from launch day in 2018.
She has moderated panels and shared stages with US senators, regulators, C-level executives and industry leaders at conferences across North America, Europe and Africa.
In 2026, Catie launched the Campaign Discovery System, a subscription platform that gives CRM teams instant access to 100+ fully built campaigns for online gambling, compliance-mapped across 19 regulated markets and filled with special events, gamification and market insights.
Expertise
- US prediction markets & CFTC-regulated event contracts
- iGaming regulation across US states
- Responsible gambling program design
- Affiliate marketing & consumer-facing review standards
Contact
Credentials & Industry Roles
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
Launch-day execution lead for the online CRM program
VIP, CRM, gamification & marketing leadership
Speaking & Panel Experience
- iGB Affiliate London — speaker on responsible affiliate practices
- SBC Summit (Barcelona, North America) — panel moderator: regulation & player protection
- ICE London — CRM & gamification roundtables
- ICE Africa — speaker on emerging-market CRM strategy
- Has shared stages with US senators, state regulators, and C-level operator executives
Expert Q&A
Federally, yes — Kalshi and Polymarket US operate as CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Markets. State-level legality of sports event contracts is still contested in roughly a dozen states as of April 2026.
Prediction markets are exchange-traded derivatives where you buy and sell event contracts against other traders, regulated federally by the CFTC. Sportsbooks are state-licensed gambling operators where you bet against the house. Different products, different regulators, different consumer protections.
Treating contract prices as predictions instead of probabilities. A 67-cent contract isn't predicting YES — it's pricing a 67% probability. Traders who internalize that one shift make better sizing decisions.