Kalshi has altered an open job listing for a “sports operations” position to scrub references to sportsbooks in three places after the language, which seemed to clash with the company claiming it has nothing to do with gambling, was pointed out on social media.
The prediction market platform has said there is a large distinction between the sports bets it offers through an exchange format and gambling. As part of this, Kalshi has emphasized differences between its app and traditional sportsbooks such as DraftKings and FanDuel.
Yet Kalshi has also marketed itself similarly to sportsbooks, with prior ad copy including phrases like “Bet on NBA legally!” And, as Sportico highlighted Wednesday, its requirements for the “sports operations” role referenced sportsbooks multiple times before the bullet points were adjusted amid public scrutiny.
In the list of requirements on its main Greenhouse job board, Kalshi deleted a bullet point that asked for “extensive experience with sportsbooks – understanding how sportsbooks operate, common market types, settlement procedures, and the edge cases that arise in sports market operations.”
Meanwhile, it changed “deep understanding of sportsbook nuances and edge cases including suspended games, protest outcomes, stat corrections, and unusual scoring scenarios that affect market settlement” to “deep understanding of sports market nuances and edge cases including suspended games, protest outcomes, stat corrections, and unusual scoring scenarios that affect market settlement.”
Kalshi also altered “experience trading on Kalshi, sportsbooks, DFS platforms, or other prediction markets is strongly preferred” to “experience trading on Kalshi, DFS platforms, or other prediction markets is strongly preferred.”
As of this writing, the language referencing sportsbooks is still visible on LinkedIn after being removed elsewhere.
Kalshi’s “sports operations” job listing has existed for at least two months, but until Thursday, the bullet points that included sportsbook terminology were unchanged. The job listing has a salary range of $80,000 to $130,000 annually plus equity and benefits.
Kalshi did not immediately respond to a request for comment.