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Updated · Sports Business Journal · Jul 7
Pro Padel League Signs Kalshi to Multiyear Deal Ahead of July 9 Season Start
Updated
Updated · Sports Business Journal · Jul 7

Pro Padel League Signs Kalshi to Multiyear Deal Ahead of July 9 Season Start

1 articles · Updated · Sports Business Journal · Jul 7

Summary

  • Pro Padel League named Kalshi its official prediction market partner in a multiyear sponsorship signed before the league’s third full season opens in New York on July 9-12.
  • The deal extends a 2025 City’s Cup Final proof-of-concept that Kalshi said showed strong overlap between padel fans and its users, especially around discretionary spending and broader sports-culture interests.
  • Kalshi will offer PPL-specific markets and gain event, broadcast and hospitality exposure, with co-branded giveaways, padel clinics and possible social content tied to ambassador Andrew Schulz.
  • For PPL, the partnership deepens its fan-engagement push while the league says it remains focused on prediction markets, though it is not ruling out future sports-betting tie-ups.
  • The agreement adds PPL to Kalshi’s expanding sports roster, which already includes the NHL, Madison Square Garden, Bryson DeChambeau, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Baller League USA.

Insights

Is PPL's Kalshi deal a fan engagement masterstroke or a high-stakes gamble against shifting US regulations?
Will turning every match into a tradable market deepen fan passion or just create a new generation of sports day traders?