DraftKings Predictions Unveils ‘Combos’ for Easier Sports Betting Parlays
Posted on: May 12, 2026, 08:09h.
Last updated on: May 12, 2026, 09:20h.
- DraftKings Combos allows prediction market traders to combine sports event contracts into a single position
- DraftKings Predictions is a prediction market, regulated by the CFTC, that offers trading involving sports outcomes
- The gaming industry opposed sports event contracts on prediction markets
DraftKings Predictions is leveling the playing field, launching a new feature that lets traders bundle sports contracts into a single, high-stakes position.
In sports betting terms, that’s called a parlay. In the prediction market world, which continues to stress that trading on sports events does not constitute sports betting, DraftKings Predictions is calling the bundling aspect “Combos.”
On Monday (May 11), DraftKings Predictions announced that Combos are being first deployed across the ongoing NBA Playoffs. Bettors, or traders, can now group several contracts involving the outcomes of the NBA games into one position.
DraftKings Predictions today introduced Combos, allowing customers to bundle multiple individual contracts into a single position for greater flexibility and more dynamic engagement across sports, including the NBA Playoffs,” the prediction market platform told Casino.org.
“This launch builds on the predictions platform and Super App roadmap highlighted in DraftKings’ Q1 2026 earnings release, with additional rollouts expected in the near future,” the release continued.
DraftKings Streamlining Online Businesses
During the company’s first-quarter earnings release, DraftKings announced its plans for the Super App. The inclusive mobile product will merge DraftKings’ iGaming, sports betting, prediction market, and lottery courier services into a single platform.
The Super App’s services will be dependent on where the customer’s mobile device is located. As a person travels across the country, certain elements will become active. For example, when a person in Maryland ventures into Pennsylvania, the iGaming component becomes accessible.
DraftKings’ prediction market allows the company to engage in sports events in states where sports betting isn’t legal.
Divided Views
Under the second Trump administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC), which regulates event contracts, prediction markets have been given the freedom to take trades on sports.
Critics say the CFTC is allowing prediction markets to sidestep state gaming and sports betting laws. The CFTC says such products “help the public forecast, plan for, hedge, and even harness perceptions of future events.”
The American Gaming Association (AGA) says sports event contract trading is sports betting.
Illegal sports betting through sports event contracts is increasingly encroaching on legal, state-and tribal-regulated operators. It’s clear the legal, regulated industry views this is a threat, and will continue to fight back and protect the integrity of our industry,” AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said.
DraftKings and FanDuel rescinded their AGA membership last fall. DraftKings said the decision was made as “the company’s business strategy evolves, including with prediction markets.”
Prediction Parlays
How prediction markets earn money for sportsbook companies like DraftKings differs from traditional sports betting. Instead of acting as the house in a sportsbook, a prediction market collects fees from facilitating the peer-to-peer trading.
DraftKings recently amended its transaction fees. Users now pay the platform $0.01 per share purchased on contracts priced $0.01 to $0.19 and $0.97 to $0.99. DraftKings Predictions charges two cents per share purchased for contracts priced from 20 cents to 96 cents.
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