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Brett Collson

With over 15 years of experience, Brett has built a reputation as a trusted voice in sports betting, poker, and daily fantasy sports. He has led editorial strategy for top industry brands and his written work includes extensive coverage of poker's 'Black Friday' and the events that followed.

Focus Areas

Sports Reporter

Background

With over 15 years of experience, Brett has built a reputation as a trusted voice in sports betting, poker, and daily fantasy sports. He has led editorial strategy for top industry brands and his written work includes extensive coverage of poker’s ‘Black Friday’ and the events that followed.

Experience

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Recent Articles

Regulation & Policy
Polymarket Returns to U.S. with Beta Launch for Select Users
Polymarket has relaunched in a limited beta in the U.S., announcing that it is letting a small number of American users trade contracts on outcomes for sports, politics, pop culture, and more. Founder Shayne Coplan confirmed the news at Cantor Fitzgerald’s Crypto and AI Infrastructure Conference in Miami, calling the U.S. exchange “live and operational.” […]
November 13, 2025
Regulation & Policy
California Judge Rules Kalshi Operates Under Federal Oversight, Not Tribal Gaming Law
Kalshi has scored another win in its fight to define the future of sports prediction markets.  On Monday, a California federal judge refused to block the platform’s contracts in California, siding with the company’s argument that it is a federally regulated exchange and not a sportsbook. The ruling hands tribes their first loss in a […]
November 11, 2025
Industry
ProphetX Seeks CFTC Approval to Become First Sports-Focused Prediction Exchange
ProphetX, a sports prediction platform currently operating under a sweepstakes model, has filed applications with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to register as both a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO). If approved, ProphetX would become the first federally regulated exchange dedicated specifically to sports-based event contracts. The company […]
November 10, 2025
Featured News and Analysis
When Words Become a Market: The Problem With Turning Speech Into Something You Can Bet On
Brian Armstrong didn’t break the financial system. He didn’t crash Coinbase’s stock, he didn’t announce a surprise acquisition, and he didn’t reveal a new token launch. All he did was say a few words at the end of the company’s quarterly earnings call last week. “Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, staking, Web3.” And yet those words settled […]
November 4, 2025
Industry
CME Group’s Next Play: Turning Sports and Economic Events Into Tradable Markets
CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, is preparing to enter one of the most dynamic frontiers in finance and gambling: event-based prediction markets. According to Bloomberg, the Chicago exchange plans to launch financial contracts tied to sports outcomes and economic indicators by year-end, putting it in direct competition with fast-growing platforms Kalshi […]
October 17, 2025