Appeals court rules against Kalshi, says prediction markets can be regulated like gambling
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that states may regulate prediction market platforms like Kalshi as gambling. The court rejected Kalshi's argument that its sports-event contracts should be classified as swaps.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the prediction market Kalshi on Friday, determining states can regulate prediction market platforms like gambling in the latest blow to the industry. In a unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel sided with Ohio and Tennessee, finding Kalshi did not show its sports-event contracts are "swaps" that typically...
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