Industry Expertise
Prediction app reviews, news coverage of prediction markets, auditing and maintaining prediction market content.
John Cole Dileva
Content Writer
Editorial Background
Cole makes a habit of reviewing every new prediction app to hit the market—from Kalshi to Cyrpto.com to Fanatics Markets.
Awards & Achievements
The awards are yet to come, but hopefully there's a journalistic body that recognizes prediction market coverage soon.
Personal Interests
When he's not writing, it's all studying, golf, and poker.
Posts by John Cole Dileva
Prediction Market Roundup: LeBron’s Philly Move Reshapes NBA Odds, Netanyahu Reclaims the Lead in Israel
From a crypto bill's comeback to LeBron's surprise Sixers deal, see how five major prediction markets shifted this week on Polymarket and Kalshi.
Kalshi Expands Washington Lobbying Push Amid Prediction Market Debate
Kalshi has hired Squire Patton Boggs as its sixth lobbying firm while the CFTC and Congress consider new rules that could reshape U.S. prediction markets.
Arizona Expands Prediction Market Ethics Rules With Maricopa County Ban
Maricopa County has joined Arizona's growing effort to restrict government employees from profiting from prediction markets.
Polymarket Faces Trust Test As It Reenters U.S. Prediction Market
After years away from the U.S. market, Polymarket is betting on compliance and transparency as it competes in the growing prediction market industry.
Prediction Markets Update: Kalshi Odds Shift on World Cup, iPhone 18, IPOs and More
Prediction markets saw major shifts this week as Spain rose in World Cup odds, Apple’s iPhone 18 launch faced delays and Shein surged in IPO predictions.
Google Bars Prediction Market Extensions From Chrome Web Store
Google will bar Chrome extensions tied to real-money prediction markets starting Aug. 1, adding pressure on operators amid legal battles.
Fun Facts About John
Favorite Gambling Movie
Casino (1995). There’s no other choice.
Best Ever Gambling Win
One of the first times I played poker, I got quad aces.
Favorite Sports Team
Not a team, but Tiger Woods.
Coolest Place I've Ever Gambled
My friends and I set up a poker table next to the lake in Coeur d’Alene.
Q&A With John Cole Dileva
What makes my perspective different is my age (I’m in my twenties). I have only known this newer, current-age method of gambling and what that looks like, and I think that makes my content more appealing to the younger generation.
I think the biggest myth about gambling I wish would disappear is that prediction markets are just betting. They may resemble gambling, but truthfully, they’re no different from stock trading in most ways, sometimes even more forgiving and better.
