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Kalshi has ripped off the band-aid, launching its venture in sports wagering. The prediction market is now offering straight-up bets, instead of the more roundabout methods they had experimented with before.
As we reported last month, this began with just offering touchdowns, point spreads, and the overall score total. However, now it is littered with regular bets, like the usual “who will win” style of wagering. It isn’t as in-depth or reliant on prop bets like FanDuel or DraftKings, but it is a major step away from where they were originally.
That said, there are now prop bets available per game on Kalshi, which it launched on September 5. It gets around various gambling laws by acting as a prediction market, rather than a sportsbook. This means it’s effectively treated like trading stocks.

We are excited to be partnering with @NFLonFOX and Mark Sanchez this football season.
What do you think of Justin Herbert’s Super Bowl predictionpic.twitter.com/W8qhSQaxXy
— Kalshi (@Kalshi) September 11, 2025

This is in part thanks to a new partnership between Kalshi and FOX’s NFL news team. In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, Mark Sanchez, former player and commentator on FOX’s broadcasts, and current player Justin Herbert, guess who will perform at the Super Bowl in 2026.
It uses the real bet currently available on Kalshi, which positions Taylor Swift at the top with a 48% chance of winning. The wager’s volume is, at the time of writing, sitting at $1,589,838. Post Malone and Metallica sit below Swift.
Kalshi rakes in the cash with sports bets
In total, since the NFL wagers were made available, Kalshi has seen a whopping $441 million. The first week of the NFL was the equivalent of the entire run of the US election on the platform.
As spotted by SBC Americas, Kalshi has also been using less of its own terminology, but more from the sportsbook arena. The words “bet” and “wager” have appeared more frequently in the user interface.
However, it could find itself in hot water in the coming weeks, as it has been reportedly caught using player likeness and NFL branding without permission. Currently, the site uses generic images of helmets and other football iconography, indicating that Kalshi has backtracked on this.
Featured image: Kalshi / Fox
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Officers of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) based in the Philippines conducted a raid on an illegal online gambling group.
The raid was orchestrated by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), the Philippine Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
This resulted in the arrest of seven suspects who were connected to an individual who had worked with the PCSO, but had continued to operate in gambling operations connected to his previously held post, long after his contract had been terminated.
QCPD raid nets seven illegal online gambling suspects
A leading figure in the QCPD, PCSO Shield Chair Orlando Malaca, addressed the media as part of a press event held to detail the gambling raid.
“If revenue to the government ceases (from the result of illegal gambling), this will also be a loss for those who rely on the PCSO,” said Malaca.

Seven suspects were arrested for illegal online gambling during a joint operation of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, the Philippine Sweepstakes Office, and the Philippine National Police on Thursday. https://t.co/uKE5W7jzqp
— Philippine News Agency (@pnagovph) September 12, 2025

The police seized a plethora of mobile devices and gambling paraphernalia that assisted these individuals in allegedly breaching gambling laws such as the Cybercrime Prevention Act (RA 10175), Presidential Decree No. 1602 (Prescribing Stiffer Penalties on Illegal Gambling).
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Henry Aguda was vocal about his intent to see further illegal gambling cases brought to bear in the near future.
“We hope to bring more cases like this within the year, especially interagency cases such as this, which show how much stronger we are when we work together.”
Philippine police stoic on illegal gambling breaches
Illegal gambling raids are not a rarity in the Philippines. As we reported, the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG) arrested ninety-four individuals as part of a planned betting bust.
Chief Brigadier General Bernard Yang, in charge of the sting, said, “We will continue to intensify our efforts to detect and fight cyber-enabled illegal enterprises, especially those that deceive the public under the guise of legitimate promotional campaigns.”
The raid resulted in the seizure of a Toyota Forerunner, valued at $79,800, a wedding package, and multiple other lucrative items.
The police also arrested 18 administrative staff, 43 head distributors, 19 distributors, and 11 agents, who were “illegally facilitating online and offline raffle draws without the required permits and legal documentation,” said the release.
Featured image: PNP
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