Syndication Nation — LevFin gaming and the big parlay on sports contracts

Betting on sports has been a huge engine of growth for LevFin gaming companies. But is sports contract betting a boom or bust moment for the industry?

As apps like Robinhood and Kalshi make it possible to buy or sell contracts based on all kinds of binary events, some gaming companies are eyeing the potential windfall from bringing the same kind of contract trading to sports events.

In this week’s episode of Syndication Nation, a podcast dedicated to all things leveraged finance-related, Peter Hammon, online gaming and sports betting lawyer and senior of counsel at Vela Wood, joins 9fin leveraged finance reporter Zoe Han to talk about the fast moving scene around sports contract betting, including the implications of the recently announced partnership between gaming company FanDuel and CME, one of the world’s biggest derivatives marketplaces.

They discuss how contract betting could supercharge the next phase of growth for gaming credits — or leave them mired in regulatory red tape. Place your bets!

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