NFL players are prohibited from engaging in football-related propositions on prediction market sites and other platforms that "mimic sports betting," a league official said Monday.
Sabrina Perel, NFL vice president and chief compliance officer, said players and all league personnel are prohibited from engaging with prediction markets, which allow customers to trade on sports outcome more like stocks instead of traditional wagers.
"Our view is that these platforms mimic sports betting, and that they are covered as prohibited conduct under our policy," Perel said during a media briefing highlighting the league's sports betting protocols. "That would be for all of our personnel, and now we're educating on this point as well, specifically stating that engaging in these platforms would be pro