Catie Di Stefano

Founder, PredictionRanks

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.

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Recap: ECB June 2026 Hiked When Markets Expected a Hold

Recap (updated September 29, 2026): The ECB raised its three key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point on June 11, 2026 (deposit facility 2.25%), its first increase since 2023, and raised again on September 10 to 2.50%.

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Eurovision 2026 Recap: Bulgaria Beats the Market Favorite

Recap (updated September 29, 2026): Bulgaria won Eurovision 2026 in Vienna on May 16, 2026, with Dara's "Bangaranga" scoring 516 points and winning both the jury and the public vote. Israel was second. Finland had been the market favorite beforehand.

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Recap: Where Americans Watched the 2026 World Cup

Recap (updated September 29, 2026): The 2026 World Cup ran from June 11 to July 19, 2026. Spain won the 2026 World Cup, beating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final on July 19, 2026 (Ferran Torres scored). Kylian Mbappé won the Golden Boot with 10 goals.

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How to Use Polymarket in the US (Legally) in 2026

Polymarket is back in the US. After three years of being inaccessible to US-based traders following its 2022 CFTC settlement, the platform returned to US users in July 2025 by acquiring QCEX, a CFTC-licensed Designated Contract Market.

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