Judge Rules Utah Can Enforce Anti-Gambling Laws Against Kalshi

Judge Rules Utah Can Enforce Anti-Gambling Laws Against Kalshi

SALT LAKE CITY– Utah can enforce their anti-gambling laws against Kalshi, a federal judge in Utah ruled on Tuesday. The judge rejects Kalshi’s argument that federal regulation includes their sports event contracts and prevents state intervention. Judge Rules Against Kalshi In Utah In simple terms, … Read more

Fanatics To Buy CFTC-Registered Exchange From BGC Group

Fanatics To Buy CFTC-Registered Exchange From BGC Group

The deal covers Water Street Labs and CX Clearinghouse, two CFTC-registered entities BGC Group is selling. Water Street Labs lists contracts and CX Clearinghouse settles them, neither licensed nor overseen by state gaming regulators. Fanatics Markets launched in December 2025 through a Crypto.com partnership and … Read more

Affidavit Can Spare Kalshi Nevada’s $120,000 Daily Penalty

Affidavit Can Spare Kalshi Nevada's $120,000 Daily Penalty

Kalshi must finish a GeoComply geofencing rollout in Nevada by Aug. 12 or face a $120,000 daily penalty. The stipulation lets Kalshi submit a sworn affidavit explaining any delay instead of paying that daily penalty. Kalshi acknowledged state investigators placed prohibited trades but did not … Read more

Washington Judge Blocks Kalshi, Rejects Preemption Defense

Washington Judge Blocks Kalshi, Rejects Preemption Defense

Washington won a preliminary injunction against Kalshi in a King County Superior Court order filed July 20. The order holds the Commodity Exchange Act does not preempt Washington gambling law on express, field or conflict grounds. It reads federal law to allow event contracts to … Read more

Trump’s Teleprompter Made $100k+ Trading His Speeches on Kalshi

Trump’s Teleprompter Made $100k+ Trading His Speeches on Kalshi

WASHINGTON – The man who often made the final touches to President Donald Trump’s speeches allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on those same speeches with Kalshi, a prediction market operator. Gabriel Perez wagered on the “Mentions” market at the popular prediction market, betting on … Read more

CFTC Sues New Mexico, Nevada Wants Kalshi in Contempt, Fined

CFTC Sues New Mexico, Nevada Wants Kalshi in Contempt, Fined

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A roundup of recent prediction market news includes dueling lawsuits in New Mexico and Nevada. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are suing the state of New Mexico and aim to prevent the state from regulating prediction market offerings. In a release … Read more

Rhode Island, CFTC In Legal Battle Over Prediction Markets

Rhode Island, CFTC In Legal Battle Over Prediction Markets

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lawsuits continue to pile up when it comes to prediction markets, as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is now suing the state of Rhode Island for filing lawsuits against Kalshi and Polymarket. Last week, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha filed lawsuits … Read more

Trump Siding With Prediction Markets, CFTC Exclusive Regulation

Trump Siding With Prediction Markets, CFTC Exclusive Regulation

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has joined the prediction market regulatory battle and is siding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Amid numerous states pushing for localized regulation, Trump says prediction markets should be exclusively federally regulated by the CFTC. pic.twitter.com/W4ZqJxO1KR— Rapid Response 47 … Read more