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By Steven Anderson
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Kalshi Fights Back. Kalshi won't go down easy. The New York-based company plans to challenge every aspect of the…
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Legal Troubles Pile Up. Washington isn't the first state to go after Kalshi.
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Washington's attorney general sued Kalshi Friday. The state claims the prediction market platform broke gambling laws by letting residents bet on event outcomes through what they…
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The lawsuit targets Kalshi's core business model, where users can basically bet on everything from election results to economic data.
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Kalshi won't go down easy. The New York-based company plans to challenge every aspect of the lawsuit, with a spokesperson saying they've "always sought to comply with both…
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But here's the thing - federal approval doesn't mean much when individual states have their own rules.
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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour has been defending the company publicly for months. On March 10, he said their markets serve as "a tool for data-driven decision-making rather than…
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Industry watchers aren't so sure that argument will hold up in court.
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Washington isn't the first state to go after Kalshi. New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement hit them with similar accusations back in January, forcing a temporary shutdown…
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Harrington said on March 27 that they're "preparing a robust defense" and argues Kalshi's operations are "distinct from traditional gambling.
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The timing couldn't be worse for Kalshi. On March 15, the company announced plans to launch new geopolitical prediction markets, hoping to attract more users.
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Kalshi paused operations in five states on March 20, including Texas and California, while they review regulatory frameworks.
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The CFTC hasn't commented on Washington's lawsuit yet. That's pretty significant since Kalshi keeps pointing to federal approval as their main defense.
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Paul Donovan, who runs a competing prediction market platform, said on March 22 that the case outcome "could influence regulatory attitudes and operational strategies across the…
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The case could set precedent for how other states handle similar platforms. If Washington wins, expect more attorney generals to file copycat lawsuits against Kalshi and its…
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