Matchbook, a sports betting exchange, is launching a prediction market platform in the uk as it prepares to compete with rivals kalshi and polymarket in the us. On these platforms, bettors buy “shares” to trade against each other on the outcomes of win/lose events, with the prices fluctuating as more predictions are made. Buy and sell event contracts.
Betting exchange matchbook plans to launch a prediction market platform in the uk in january 2026 as a “road test” before a planned us launch as early as march — matchbook, a sports betting exchange, is launching a prediction market platform in the uk as it prepares to compete with rivals kalshi and polymarket in the us. Offshore competition thrives when winners can't bet legally. The new prediction betting craze coming to the uk by offering wagers on anything, websites like polymarket and kalshi are shaking up gambling markets this feature is available for registered users.
Winner bans and income bet caps destroyed uk markets Prediction platforms face both threats
