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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Is Kalshi Gambling or Trading? How Kalshi Is Legal Under CFTC Rules

Kalshi is not a gambling site, legally. It is a federally regulated derivatives exchange licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission↗ (CFTC). The contracts you trade on Kalshi are event contracts — a category of derivative recognized under the Commodity Exchange Act↗ of 1936.

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Recap: The USA's 2026 World Cup Run and the Markets

Recap (updated September 29, 2026): The United States reached the Round of 16 and lost 4-1 to Belgium in Seattle. 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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