DAZN Enters Partnership with Polymarket to Launch Prediction Markets

Global sports streaming giant DAZN has revealed that it has entered into an agreement with prediction market operator Polymarket to launch prediction market trading on its platforms. 

As part of the partnership, DAZN users will soon be able to directly engage with Polymarket’s sports event contracts within the DAZN platform, which DAZN says will bring a “new dimension” to the way fans interact with sports. 

Following the announcement, DAZN said it plans to apply for the necessary licenses with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and, upon approval, launch its prediction trading in the US, with other countries to follow. It's another major step to have prediction market apps in front of more users.

Before it can launch its markets, Polymarket odds will, in the meantime, be integrated into DAZN broadcasts, allowing viewers to see shifting probabilities and outcomes in real time, which DAZN describes as a new experience that will enable users to see key sporting moments in a “data-driven way.”

“Every sporting event is a conversation about what happens next. Polymarket turns that conversation into real-time probabilities, shaped by millions of users around the world. Through our first-of-its-kind partnership with DAZN, we’re embedding those insights directly into the viewing experience—from boxing to the Champions League—so fans can track momentum, debate outcomes, and engage with sports in a way that’s never existed before,” said Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan.

Polymarket backlash after payout refusal 

As Polymarket partners with DAZN, the prediction market operator has faced growing scrutiny in recent weeks after users protested a decision by the operator to refuse to settle bets on the capture of the former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. 

Polymarket users claimed that the operator was avoiding payouts by redefining the terms of its contract, which initially covered whether US troops would invade Venezuela. In its ruling, Polymarket decided that because President Donald Trump said that they would “run” Venezuela, it therefore does not reach its definition of an invasion. 

The market on the US forces entering Venezuela before Jan. 31 had over $10.5 million in wagers, indicating strong popularity, with users arguing that, given the event's uniqueness to Polymarket, it would undermine the platform's credibility.  

“Polymarket has descended into sheer arbitrariness,” a Polymarket user named Skinner had said. “Words are redefined at will, detached from any recognized meaning, and facts simply ignored. That a military incursion, the kidnapping of a head of state, and the takeover of a country are not classified as an invasion is plainly absurd.” 

In response, Polymarket has rejected the interpretations, claiming the market on the invasion is strictly related to US military operations intended to take control, and that the captures of Maduro and his wife did not count for the payout.  

The market also drew media attention after claims that insider trading had occurred, following an account opened only days before the capture that made gains of over $400,000, predicting when Maduro would be arrested.