Robinhood Partners with Kalshi on Super Bowl Betting Contracts
Posted on: February 3, 2025, 03:51h.
Last updated on: February 3, 2025, 03:51h.
In advance of the Super Bowl, Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) announced today that it is offering event contracts on the game to customers of its Robinhood Derivatives platform.

The brokerage, which entered the fast-growing event contracts space prior to the 2024 presidential election, is partnering with Kalshi — one of the largest prediction markets — on its Super Bowl offering. The contracts will be available to eligible clients today.
With an emerging asset class like event contracts, we recognize an opportunity to better serve our customers as their interests converge across the markets, news, sports, and entertainment,” according to a statement issued by Robinhood. “Available in all 50 states through KalshiEX LLC, a regulated exchange, the Pro Football Championship event contract gives eligible customers the power to trade on the outcome of the big game.”
Kalshi started offering sports event contracts prior to the AFC and NFC championship games and features a broad sports slate including NBA and NHL derivatives, among others.
Robinhood Could Be Sports Betting Disruptor
Robinhood and the other financial services firms that recently entered the sports contracts industry are viewed as potential disruptors to traditional sportsbook operators for multiple reasons.
First, the trading platforms offering these derivatives are regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — a federal regulator. That means Robinhood clients in all 50 states and Washington, DC can invest in event contracts whereas sports betting is legal in 38 states and the nation’s capitol. Thirty states and Washington, DC permit mobile betting, but Robinhood app users can buy and sell event contracts from anywhere in the US.
Second, the structure of event contracts could be appealing to a broader swath of investors and prospective bettors. Robinhood’s Super Bowl contracts are essentially a yes/no bet on what team will win the game — the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles. In other words, bettors aren’t picking against the spread.
Plus, there isn’t a vig and the contracts’ price movements imply there’s potential for higher margin payouts than with a fixed rate sports wager.
“Event contracts for the Pro Football Championship leverage the power and rigor of financial market structure to facilitate greater liquidity, transparency, and price discovery,” adds Robinhood.
Robinhood Sports Contracts Move Not Surprising
News of Robinhood’s sports event contracts foray isn’t surprising. At the company’s investor day in early December, CEO Vlad Tenev mentioned the firm was evaluating ways to establish a sports wagering footprint.
Industry observers noted that due to the ultra-competitive nature of US online sports betting industry, it makes sense for new entrants to carve out unique niches rather than compete head-to-head with established operators. Even contracts accomplish that objective.
As for eligibility for Robinhood sports event contracts, clients must be approved for margin investing or the second and third levels of options trading, according to the brokerage firm.
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Sounds like sports betting without a license . Getting around the rules all the other sports betting agencies had to apply for . No surprise there doing just before Super Bowl . Knowing Vlad he is probrably shorting the Sports gambling stocks currently .