DraftKings Withdraws Application That Would Have Offered Entry Point to Prediction Markets

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Bookmaker DraftKings Inc. has withdrawn an application for a license to sell derivatives in a sign of the gambling industry’s hesitant approach to the rise of prediction markets.

The application from DraftKings had been pending with the National Futures Association since July and was pulled in March, a review of regulatory filings shows.