Prediction markets surge as Polymarket backs PSG for Ligue 1 title

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·15 August 2026

Prediction markets surge as Polymarket backs PSG for Ligue 1 title

According to L'Équipe, the last World Cup cemented the rise of prediction markets, which now challenge the vast online betting industry.

Banned in France yet approved by FIFA, this lightly regulated, US-born model is already prompting concerns over ethics and sporting integrity.

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With Ligue 1 starting next weekend, the markets are leaning one way. On Polymarket, traders give PSG 87% to win the title, with OM, Lille, Monaco and Lens far behind.

Polymarket describes itself as the world’s largest prediction market.

The rapid spread points to a giant wave of gamification around sporting outcomes.

Source: L'Équipe

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