Catie Di Stefano

Founder, PredictionRanks

Career

Catie Di Stefano has spent 15 years inside the regulated gambling industry — starting at Betsson Group in Malta, then nearly five years at Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) rising to B2C Group VIP Manager. She built an independent consultancy spanning European and US iGaming brands, including a licensed engagement with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City under a New Jersey DGE vendor license, before building the OnlineGamblers.com brand from the ground up and holding marketing director roles at Smartico.ai and Vegas Kings. She was covering prediction markets specifically as early as 2022, speaking on a Next.io New York panel about NFT's and Web3 prediction platforms — years before founding this network. She has been named to multiple iGamingExpress industry rankings, including the Top 70 Most Influential Women in iGaming and the Top 25 Women Shaping the Future of the Gaming Industry, and has shared conference stages with the American Gaming Association, Morgan Stanley, MLB, and the NY Jets on regulation and responsible gaming. PredictionRanks applies that same regulated-market rigor to ranking and reviewing the new wave of CFTC-regulated prediction market platforms.

Expertise

US prediction markets & CFTC-regulated event contracts
iGaming regulation across US states
Responsible gambling program design
Affiliate marketing & consumer-facing review standards

Contact

catie@predictionranks.com

Credentials & Industry Roles

DGE Vendor License

2018

New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement

Hard Rock Casino NJ — Online CRM Lead

2018

Launch-day execution lead for the online CRM program

Betsson Group, Malta

2011

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

Are US prediction markets legal?

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.

How do prediction markets differ from sports betting?

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.

What's the most common mistake new prediction market traders make?

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.