Modo Enters the Prediction Market With New Super Game App

ARB Interactive announced a new mobile app for Modo on Monday, November 2. The new Modo, called the Super Game App, brings the company's different business lines together in a single download.

The app combines social casino and sweepstakes games, arcade games, digital collectible products, and prediction market transactions. It has three main sections: Play, Rips, and Predict. The Play section features Modo sweepstakes and arcade games. Rips offers digital collectible card packs that can be purchased, and these packs offer the chance to win valuable tokens and real-world prizes. The Predict section will open soon and will allow users to make predictions with real money on the outcomes of events and sports.

Modo Casino is ARB Interactive's flagship brand. The company describes itself as one of the leading platforms in the "Social+" category of the sweepstakes casino model. These platforms argue that they run promotional sweepstakes rather than traditional gambling and that they operate within the legal framework. Games can be played for free, but the secondary "sweeps" tokens, which can be purchased, can later be converted into cash. However, many state regulators, state attorneys general, and the American Gaming Association say that this model is designed to circumvent state gambling laws.

Sixteen states, including California, Nevada, New York, and New Jersey, have banned sweepstakes games, either by passing laws or issuing cease-and-desist orders. Prediction markets, meanwhile, received federal approval to trade on sports during Trump's second term, but they remain subject to state and federal oversight. President Donald Trump's term runs until January 2029, and Congress does not appear likely to pass a law that would limit the CFTC's authority over these markets. Even if the U.S. Supreme Court were to rule that federal swap markets are subject to state gambling laws, that alone would not stop the industry. Regardless of the Democrats' expected gains in today's (November 3) congressional elections, the federal climate continues to make online gaming companies attractive to prediction markets.