Polymarket and MLP — A New Sports 'Betting' Frontier in Pro Pickleball?

Polymarket and MLP — A New Sports 'Betting' Frontier in Pro Pickleball?

For the first time in its history, Polymarket has listed Major League Pickleball on its predictions market. But putting your money on the line still comes with a catch.

United Pickleball Association (UPA) CEO, Connor Pardoe made a post on X that has the pickleball community intrigued:

Who will will the @MajorLeaguePB title!? Check it out on @Polymarket https://t.co/QZtqwZ4KPd

— Connor Pardoe (@connorpardoe_pb) August 12, 2025

This poses the question: What is Polymarket and how is Major League Pickleball (MLP) involved?

What is Polymarket? At its simplest, Polymarket is a prediction market where users trade “shares” on the outcome of future events — politics, sports, culture — using crypto or traditional currency.

Think of it as markets answering the question, “What does the crowd think will happen?” but with real money on the line.

Founded in 2020 , the platform gained attention during election season when enormous volumes poured into Trump-related markets, turning Polymarket into both a data source and a lightning rod.

How are Polymarket and MLP involved? For the first time in its history, Polymarket has listed Major League Pickleball on its platform.

As of publishing, there are four future predictions that customers can choose from:

The four MLP Polymarket "markets" available on 8/12/25 Does Not reflect current positions in the marketplace As you can see, over $2,000 worth of trades have been made thus far. Let's take a look at the "Major League Pickleball Winn... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/polymarket-and-mlp-a-new-sports-betting-frontier-in-pro-pickleball/

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