"ForbesPredict is where 'readers predict the future - not money.' Users can wager coins on what happens next, doubling down when confident or flipping their call when the story changes."
"Unlike popular prediction markets, ForbesPredict doesn't take real money. It transforms news into a prediction market-adjacent betting game, encouraging readers to bet faux coins for rewards."
"Forbes chief innovation officer Nina Gould described ForbesPredict as the 'gamification of following a story,' emphasizing the value of audience sentiment data aligned with content."
Eight children were murdered in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. Forbes included a prediction game widget, ForbesPredict, encouraging readers to bet on gun control legislation. The feature allows users to wager faux coins on real news events, avoiding regulatory issues. ForbesPredict aims to gamify news engagement and gather audience sentiment data, which is valuable for content alignment and first-party data collection. The feature is positioned as a way to predict future events without involving real money.
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