Week in Review
From Gold Medals to Midtown Moves
The Olympic flame is officially out… and we’re already feeling the cold.
Milano Cortina delivered everything. Norway went nuclear atop the medal table. Team USA broke records. We got controversy, emotional podium moments, and a best-on-best Olympic hockey finish that reminded everyone why international hockey just hits different.
We tracked it all in real time: Medal leaderboards, Olympic Zodiacs, and the markets moving as fast as an olympic speed skater.
We’re going to miss watching (and betting) on some of the most electric sports on the planet. But as one global stage closes, another one opens.
The Starties x WagerWire
NYC Snowstorm Status: active.
Starties Heatwave: on the way.
On March 9th at 8pm, we’re co-hosting The Starties Networking Party NYC at SHIFT Midtown, kicking off NEXT Summit week the right way.
This isn’t a lanyard event. It’s black tie for the mind.
Presented by TxOdds, hosted by Betting Startups x WagerWire, and sponsored by:
- Sportradar Futures Hub (NASDAQ: SRAD)
- XST Capital Group
- Segev LLP
- Sparket
- In partnership with FoodFight & NEXT
Only 150 tickets are available, and the event is intentionally built for real connection. Founders, investors, operators, and emerging builders flowing across a two-story immersive space designed to spark energy, ideas, and collaboration.
Starties cofounders Jesse Learmonth and WagerWire’s own Travis Geiger forecast?
Fun. With flurries of meaningful momentum.
If you’re part of the early-stage ecosystem, this is where the week really starts.
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NEXT Summit
Immediately after the party, the spotlight shifts to NEXT Summit: New York 2026 (March 10–11), the largest dedicated online gambling and sports betting summit in North America.
More than 1,200 senior executives, operators, suppliers, investors, regulators, media, and startup founders will be in Manhattan setting the agenda for:
• Regulation and market expansion
• Sweepstakes and prediction markets
• Social casino and skill-based play
• Investor sentiment and capital flow
• Emerging betting formats and product innovation
For WagerWire, NEXT is about proximity to decision-makers and staying ahead of where the market is heading: Operator partnerships, integrations, and understanding how new verticals are evolving under regulatory scrutiny.
Site Update
The new WagerWire website update has been a huge success, and now the mission is simple: introduce it to more and more bettors so they can get the best all-in-one package in betting completely free.
We built the cleanest marketplace experience and the sharpest hub for bettors in one place. The homepage surfaces what matters fast: Hot on the Wire tickets, the Bet Value Calculator, Odds Graphs, original articles, top videos, and the best sportsbook and casino deals all under one roof.
It’s faster, cleaner, and easier to navigate whether you’re browsing tickets, negotiating listings, tracking price movement, or calculating value before you make a move.
And we’re not done. There’s new, seriously cool stuff in the works that we can’t wait to roll out… but for now, it has to stay under wraps.
Marketplace Heat Check
Hottest Tickets on the Wire
A few live tickets worth watching:
Detroit Pistons 2025–26 NBA Finals Winner
(FanDuel 2-Leg Parlay)
Price: $35.70
Payout: $506.25
Odds: +1318 (+1220 Sportsbook Consensus)
The Pistons storyline keeps getting louder and their bet value is surging. Cade Cunningham has entered real MVP conversations, and if Detroit continues to surge, the “young core turning contender” narrative becomes very real. Futures tickets like this start to look very different once the broader market fully buys in.
Michigan Final Four + Pistons + Avalanche
(DraftKings 4-Leg Parlay)
Price: $10,300.00
Payout: $253,270.00
Odds: +2359 (+3464 Sportsbook Consensus)
This one is massive.
We already know all about the Pistons. Michigan reaching the Final Four is suddenly very live with March Madness right around the corner. On the hockey side, Colorado Avalanche futures carry extra juice. Nathan MacKinnon missed a game-winning opportunity in the Olympics that could have flipped a gold medal moment. If there’s anyone wired to respond, it’s him. A Stanley Cup run would be the ultimate answer.
That’s the Snapshot.
The Olympics delivered history. The startup ecosystem is heading to Manhattan.
Explore the new site. Browse the marketplace. Run the calculator before you buy or list. Track the odds graphs. The spotlight just moved and we’re right there with it.
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