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By Steven Anderson
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How Kalshi Got Here. The BBB's original inquiry zeroed in on one specific question: how does Kalshi manage disclosures…
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What State Regulators Will Actually Look At. State regulators will take what the BBB handed them and decide whether Kalshi's influencer…
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Bigger Picture for Prediction Markets. Kalshi isn't the only platform in this space, and it won't be the last to face this kind of…
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The Better Business Bureau just handed Kalshi a much bigger problem. The advertising watchdog referred the prediction market platform to state regulators after Kalshi flat-out…
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That's not a small thing. Declining to engage with a BBB investigation doesn't make the problem go away — it basically hands the keys to whoever comes next.
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No participation. No public statement. Nothing.
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The BBB decided that was enough reason to escalate. The referral to state regulators moves the case out of the BBB's voluntary framework and into territory where authorities can…
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Kalshi hasn't commented publicly on the referral either. The silence is now a pattern, not a one-off.
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State regulators will take what the BBB handed them and decide whether Kalshi's influencer marketing practices line up with local advertising law.
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It's worth noting that prediction markets are already operating in a murky regulatory space. Kalshi fought hard for federal legitimacy and won some key battles with the CFTC.
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The absence of Kalshi's input during the BBB phase could complicate things. Regulators reviewing the referral won't have Kalshi's version of events — they'll have the BBB's…
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Sanctions are possible. Required changes to advertising practices are possible. A formal order to update disclosure language or influencer contracts is possible.
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The BBB referral probably won't sink Kalshi. But it's a headache the company didn't need, and the way it's been handled so far — basically stonewalling — isn't a strategy that…
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