TLDR Betr has taken the largest single position on Team USA to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Polymarket The bet would return around $1.776 million if the US wins The position hedges a Betr Social Casino promotion offering 10 million free spins worth $1.776 million if Team USA wins Betr recently acquired Ascent Capital Management, gaining NFA and CFTC registration Betr plans to launch its own prediction markets feature within its app later this year Jake Paul’s Betr Bets Big on Team USA at the 2026 World Cup
Betr, the real-money gaming app co-founded by Jake Paul, has placed the largest single position on Team USA to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Polymarket, the prediction markets platform.
The position stands to return approximately $1.776 million if the United States wins the tournament.
The bet is directly tied to a promotion running on Betr Social Casino. If Team USA wins, Betr will award users 10 million free spins valued at $1.776 million.
The Polymarket position is designed to offset that payout, meaning the winnings from the bet would cover the cost of the promotion.
Jake Paul, co-founder of Betr, confirmed the position publicly. “I am placing the largest position of my life on the United States to win the World Cup,” he said. “I need to hedge and celebrate.”
Joey Levy, Founder and CEO of Betr, framed it as a strategic move. “We are putting real money behind our belief in Team USA, leveraging the world’s largest prediction markets platform to do it,” he said.
What This Means for Prediction Markets
Betr’s move is one of the first known cases of a consumer gaming company using a prediction market to hedge a live commercial liability.
Polymarket described it as a real-world example of what