Washington state courthouse with digital data overlay symbolizing the Kalshi prediction market ruling
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Washington court orders Kalshi to halt sports, election, and politics prediction markets

A Washington state judge has ordered Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market platform, to stop offering a broad range of event contracts in the state, ruling that federal commodities law does not preempt Washington’s gambling statutes. The preliminary injunction, granted by King County Superior Court Judge John McHale, bars Kalshi from offering contracts tied to sports, […]