Kalshi
Referral / affiliate
Terms verified Sep 3, 2026
Referral credit on a first verified, funded account
- Sign up through our link (or add the code within 72 hours of creating the account and before your first deposit — after that it cannot be added).
- Complete identity verification and the trading requirement shown in the app’s Rewards section; the credit then posts to Activity → Credit.
- Kalshi sets the amount per program and shows it in-app; it is not fixed on a public page, so we do not print a number.
- Credits are trading balance, not cash, and expire 7 days after issue — only the profits withdraw.
- US users only, KYC required, all 50 states.
Best for: The everything venue — politics, economics, weather, culture and sports under one account, in every state.
States: All 50 states; US users only for the referral.
How verified: Kalshi Help Center “Kalshi Referral Program FAQ” read in Chrome 2026-09-03 (article 13823783). The sign-up page cannot be viewed from a logged-in browser; the amount is deliberately not printed because Kalshi varies it by program. Re-check →
Novig
Consumer referral · capped
Terms verified Sep 2, 2026
Deposit $10, get $25 in trade credits
- Sign up through our link, verify your ID, link a payment method and deposit at least $10.
- $25 arrives as five $5 trade credits, usable on contracts priced 1¢–60¢, and expires 30 days after issue.
- New members only, 21+, physically present in a state where Novig operates.
- The link is the attribution; type C92909 only if the app asks for a code.
Best for: Sports only, peer-to-peer, no house edge and no retail commission — live in-play trading on game lines and futures.
States: Most states; the app confirms yours at sign-up.
How verified: Novig Help Center “Refer a Friend” article read 2026-09-02; the “Get $25” prompt was visible in-app 2026-09-03. The referral landing page must be opened in an incognito window — a logged-in browser bounces to the feed. Re-check →
FanDuel Predicts
Referral / affiliate
Terms verified Aug 28, 2026
New-account trade credit, applied after ID verification
- Sign up through our link; the credit posts to new FanDuel Predicts accounts after identity verification, no code needed.
- The last amount we saw was $25 with no deposit required (April 2026) — FanDuel sets the current figure in the app.
- Credit is trading balance, not cash; profits from trades placed with it withdraw normally.
- 21+, where FanDuel Predicts is live.
Best for: The fastest on-ramp if you already have a FanDuel account — same login, event contracts alongside the app you know.
States: Where FanDuel Predicts is live; the app confirms yours at sign-up.
How verified: Referral link confirmed working by Benny in a real browser 2026-08-28 (refer.fanduel.com renders nothing to a bot and the Chrome extension is blocked on fanduel.com). The credit amount has not been re-read since April. Re-check →
Robinhood
Referral / affiliate
Terms verified Aug 28, 2026
Event-contracts referral for new Robinhood accounts
- Sign up through our link; Robinhood shows the reward at account opening and posts it after the qualifying step.
- Event contracts trade inside the Robinhood app on Kalshi infrastructure.
- Rewards are set by Robinhood and change by campaign — read the terms shown at sign-up.
- 18+, most US states.
Best for: Existing Robinhood users who want event contracts next to their brokerage account without a second app.
States: Most US states; Robinhood confirms eligibility at sign-up.
How verified: Link resolution measured 2026-08-28 (one hop, trailing slash deliberate). The reward amount could not be read — join.robinhood.com is blocked for the Chrome extension — so none is printed. Re-check →
DraftKings Predict
Referral / affiliate
Re-verifying · last Jun 17, 2026
Refer-a-friend reward for new DraftKings Predict accounts
- Sign up through our link to the Predict product; the reward is DraftKings’ standard refer-a-friend offer, shown at sign-up.
- Predict is DraftKings’ event-contracts product, separate from the DraftKings Sportsbook.
- Rewards are set by DraftKings and change by campaign — read the terms shown at sign-up.
- 18+, where DraftKings Predict is live.
Best for: DraftKings users who want the DK wallet and app with prediction-market contracts instead of a house line.
States: Where DraftKings Predict is live; the app confirms yours at sign-up.
How verified: Link swapped to the Predict sign-up 2026-06-17 and carried since. The reward amount could not be read — myaccount.draftkings.com is blocked for the Chrome extension — so none is printed. Re-check →
Fanatics Sportsbook
Referral / affiliate
Terms verified Sep 3, 2026
Up to $350 in FanCash for new customers
Fanatics Sportsbook is a sportsbook, not a prediction market — it is on this page because the offer is real and we are paid on it. Prediction markets are not sportsbooks.
- New customers only; the offer is paid in FanCash, which spends on Fanatics tickets, trading cards and merch.
- “Up to $350” is a maximum across the promotional period, not a single credit.
- 21+, in states where Fanatics Sportsbook is licensed.
Best for: Readers who already shop Fanatics and want the FanCash — not a venue we price markets on.
States: Licensed states only; the site lists them.
How verified: Landing page read in Chrome 2026-09-03: “GET UP TO $350 FANCASH — New Customers”. Re-check →
Coinbase
Pays only on a crypto purchase
Terms verified Sep 3, 2026
Buy $15 of crypto, get $20 in Bitcoin
- Sign up through our link and complete a first crypto purchase of $15 or more; $20 in Bitcoin lands about 48 hours after the trade.
- This is a crypto-purchase reward, not a prediction-market credit — Coinbase’s event contracts are a separate product on the same account.
- Washington residents are not eligible. Limited-time; Coinbase can change or end it.
Best for: Readers opening a Coinbase account anyway — its event contracts mirror Kalshi’s, so the sign-up is the only paid step.
States: US except Washington, per Coinbase’s own page.
How verified: Landing page read in Chrome 2026-09-03: “Buy $15 of any crypto to get $20 in Bitcoin … WA residents are not eligible.” Re-check →
Polymarket
Referral / affiliate
Terms verified Sep 3, 2026
No sign-up credit — we still earn a referral, and say so
- Polymarket does not pay new traders a sign-up credit; there is nothing to claim.
- US visitors are routed to Polymarket US, the CFTC-designated exchange; the international book is a separate exchange.
- Listed here so the disclosure is complete: our link carries a referral token and we earn on it.
Best for: Breadth — the widest slate of political and culture markets, priced against Kalshi on our comparison pages.
States: Polymarket US varies by state; the app confirms yours.
How verified: No sign-up offer exists to verify; the referral token and routing are asserted by lib/affiliates.ts. Re-check →
How to choose
If you are new to this: open Kalshi. It is CFTC-designated, live in all 50 states, and lists politics, economics, weather, culture and sports in one account — every tool on this site prices against it. Add Novig if sports is most of what you trade: it is peer-to-peer with no house on the other side and no retail commission, and the $25-on-$10 credit is the most generous offer on this page you can actually read the terms of.
If you already trade: the fee schedules differ more than the offers do. Kalshi charges a per-contract fee that scales with price; Novig charges the spread and nothing else; Polymarket charges nothing on most markets. Novig has in-play trading on game lines. Trade credits everywhere are restricted — Novig’s to contracts at 60¢ or under, with a 30-day clock — so a credit is worth more spread across cheap contracts than parked on one favorite. Run the actual numbers in the fee calculator and size with Kelly.
Where the two exchanges disagree on price is on the Kalshi vs Novig board, the NFL prop market board and the Heisman board. An offer gets you in the door; the price is why you stay.