Updated
Updated · WTOP · Jun 13
Prediction Market Apps Offer Up to $250 for NBA Finals Game 5
Updated
Updated · WTOP · Jun 13

Prediction Market Apps Offer Up to $250 for NBA Finals Game 5

3 articles · Updated · WTOP · Jun 13

Summary

  • $250 is the top Game 5 sign-up incentive, with FanDuel Predicts offering a trading bonus ahead of Knicks-Spurs tonight.
  • Other prediction-market platforms are pitching smaller deals, including $50 from Polymarket, $10 from Kalshi, $50 in Novig coins, up to $100 from OG, $50 in CRO from Crypto.com and a 20% ProphetX match up to $100.
  • Most bonuses require a first trade, deposit or small spending threshold, reflecting how these apps are using the Finals to attract new users before opening tip.
  • The offers are framed around prediction markets rather than sportsbooks, with the pitch that users trade against one another instead of paying bookmaker vig.

Insights

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