States Fear Revenue Loss as Bettors Shift to Prediction Market Platforms

As March Madness basketball fever builds, officials in New Hampshire and several other states are raising alarms about a potential threat to their gambling revenue streams.

State legislators are expressing anxiety that their share of sports betting profits could decline significantly as gamblers increasingly migrate to prediction market platforms instead of traditional regulated sportsbooks.

The emergence of these new technological betting platforms represents a growing challenge for states that have come to rely on tax revenue from legalized sports wagering operations.