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DraftKings Just Found A Fifty-State Path, But The REAL RISK Is Liquidity!

DraftKings is making a very “DraftKings” move: take a new format, tuck it inside the main app, and use distribution as a weapon. The new format is prediction markets. The target is simple to say and hard to do: reach users in all 50 states and make life uncomfortable for Kalshi. Management is leaning in after early traction around big moments like the Super Bowl, while also pointing to a shifting federal tone at the CFTC. If the product lands in the right regulatory bucket, it may avoid parts of the state-by-state tax drag that hits sportsbooks. That could mean better margins per dollar of customer activity. But there are sharp edges, too: liquidity, market quality, and political blowback. The real scoreboard arrives before the 2026 NFL season, when scale, uptime, and user habits will be tested in public.