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Top story Second Circuit denies Kalshi and Coinbase injunctions, letting New York and Connecticut enforce gambling laws
Cdcgaming

The ruling clears the way for two states to apply their gaming statutes to prediction market and crypto offerings while litigation continues.

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LegalsportsreportSecond Circuit Allows NY, CT To Enforce Laws Against Kalshi, CoinbaseBettingnewsSecond Circuit Rejects Kalshi and Coinbase InjunctionsGamingamericaNew York and Connecticut Could Block Kalshi Sports Markets By Early 2027 After Latest RulingSportsbettingdimeSecond Circuit Denies Kalshi, Coinbase Injunction Motion in New York and ConnecticutSbcamericasKalshi NY, CT Appeals Denied as Hard-Line States Win AgainSubstackBetting On Prediction Markets Going To SCOTUS? Don’t Bet On It ... Sort Of.DefiratePrediction Market Lawsuit Tracker: Kalshi, PolymarketOddsshopperIs Kalshi Legal In All States? Two Courts, Two Answers (2026)IngameSecond Circuit Denies Kalshi Injunction After Judges Doubt Sports Contracts Are SwapsGamblingSecond Circuit Refuses Kalshi And Coinbase Injunction In New York And ConnecticutLegalsportsreportSecond Circuit Allows NY, CT To Enforce Laws Against Kalshi, Coinbase
Cboe and Citadel Securities-backed group sues CFTC over single-stock perpetual futures approval
Reuters

The suit challenges the agency's clearance of equity perpetual futures, a product Kalshi has moved to list.

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YahooWhy a Cboe, Citadel backed group is suing CFTC regulators247wallstCboe and Citadel Securities Are Suing to Overturn the CFTC's Approval of Stock Perpetual Futures. Could That Slow Hyperliquid?BitcoinmagazineJudge Lets Stock Perpetual Futures Keep Trading but Says CFTC Likely Overstepped Its AuthorityLedgerinsightsAnalysis: Cboe, Citadel Securities backed group sues CFTC over stock perpetualsThedefiantCboe-Backed Group Sues CFTC Over Single-Stock Perps ApprovalsCryptoCFTC faces lawsuit after allowing perpetual futures trading on U.S. stocksCryptopotatoCFTC Opens Equity Perps Trading and Gets Sued Hours LaterBiggoCFTC Sued Over Single-Stock Perpetual Futures as Cboe, Citadel Securities Back ChallengeNewscordCFTC Approves Perpetual Futures Tied to Individual US Stocks on CFTC-Registered Exchanges: how 8 outlets framed itCryptonewsCitadel Securities-Backed Group Sues CFTC Over Expansion of Crypto-Style Perpetual FuturesGamingamericaJudge Says CFTC Likely Lacked Power to Approve Kalshi Stock Perps but Lets Trading Go OnCoinspeakerCboe and Citadel Sue to Stop US Stock Perps Hours After the CFTC Approved Them: Why Hyperliquid’s $5 Billion-a-Day Market Has the Most at StakeCoindeskCFTC gets into legal clash over stock perps after having cleared path for crypto versionCoincodexCboe, Citadel Securities Sue CFTC to Block Single-Stock Perpetual Futures
Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and its two co-founders
Legaluspokersites

The criminal case escalates state-level enforcement against the prediction market beyond civil suits.

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The GuardianUtah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-foundersSltribUtah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders, says the site breaks the state’s gambling lawsBroadbandbreakfastUtah Charges Kalshi and Its Founders, Escalating Fight Over Who Can Regulate Prediction MarketsReasonUtah Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi Co-FoundersStartupfortuneUtah Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi and Its Two Co-FoundersDeseretUtah charges Kalshi and its co-founders with felonies over sports betsAljazeeraKalshi, cofounders hit with criminal charges in US state of UtahDigUtah files criminal charges against Kalshi and two executivesLivenowfoxUtah files criminal charges against Kalshi over illegal gamblingAbc4‘This is a crazy overreach’: Kalshi responds after Utah files criminal charges against company for promoting gambling, unlawful activityBloombergUtah Files Criminal Charges Against Prediction Market KalshiArs TechnicaKalshi and its co-founders face felony charges for violating Utah gambling lawsDecryptUtah Files Felony Charges Against Kalshi, Co-Founders Over Sports BetsCeoworldKalshi Reaches $40 Billion as Utah Charges Billionaire Co-Founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara
Utah sues Kalshi for $61 million over alleged illegal gambling
Casino

The state seeks monetary damages alongside its criminal complaint against the exchange.

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CryptoUtah sues Kalshi, seeks up to $61M over alleged illegal bettingSportsbettingdimeUtah Attorney General Brown Sues Kalshi For Alleged Illegal GamblingFinancefeedsUtah Sues Kalshi and Susquehanna, Citing Up to $61M in Alleged Gambling FeesCryptobriefingUtah sues Kalshi and Susquehanna firms to halt alleged illegal sports bettingCoversUtah Sues Kalshi, Susquehanna for Alleged Illegal Gambling
DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics halt prediction market offerings in Utah
Casino

Major operators pulled back as Utah pressed enforcement against event contracts in the state.

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BettingnewsUtah vs. Prediction Markets: Major Operators Exit StateIngameFanatics To Shutter Predictions In UtahYogonetDraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics scale back Utah prediction markets after Kalshi chargesSbcamericasUtah's Kalshi Felony Charges Send Gambling Sites into RetreatWorldcasinodirectoryUtah Prediction Market Pullback by Major SportsbooksLegalsportsreportDraftKings, FanDuel, Fanatics Pulls Sports Predictions From UtahGamblinginsiderThe Gambling Wire: Illinois Blocked From Enforcing Prediction Market Laws, Operators Exit UtahSportsbettingdimeUPDATE: DraftKings and FanDuel Halt Utah Sports Event Contracts, Fanatics to FollowGamingtodayDraftKings, FanDuel Pull Sports Prediction Markets From Utah After Kalshi ChargesDefirateDKeX, Fanduel Predicts Limit Market Access in Utah While Fanatics Pulls MarketsYahooNFL Gamblers Trade in DraftKings, FanDuel for Kalshi and PolymarketThe New York TimesAre prediction markets just sports betting by another name? How legal battles are taking shape - The AthleticCBS SportsAre sports prediction markets legal? Status of Kalshi and Polymarket in all 50 statesActionnetworkBest Prediction Market Apps: Top 5 Tested With Live Order-Book Data (November 2026)
Arkansas sues Kalshi, alleging illegal gambling operations cause mental harm
Theblock

Arkansas is the latest state to bring a civil case against the exchange over its event contracts.

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CBS SportsAre sports prediction markets legal? Status of Kalshi and Polymarket in all 50 statesTheblockArkansas sues Kalshi, says its alleged illegal gambling operations cause mental harmKslUtah attorney general sues 'prediction market' Kalshi over alleged illegal gamblingCoversUtah Sues Kalshi, Susquehanna for Alleged Illegal GamblingMSNUtah sues Kalshi, seeking up to $60 million in profit made off of Utahns
Appeals court denies Kalshi's petition for rehearing in Nevada sports betting case
Cdcgaming

The Ninth Circuit let stand its earlier ruling in the dispute over Kalshi's sports event contracts in Nevada.

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Law3609th Circ. Won't Rehear Kalshi's Nevada Sports Betting FightDefirateNinth Circuit Denies Kalshi Rehearing in Nevada CaseSbcamericasKalshi NY, CT Appeals Denied as Hard-Line States Win AgainSportsbettingdimeNinth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Kalshi En Banc Hearing RequestSccgmanagementKalshi En Banc Request Stays Ninth Circuit Ruling on State Gambling EnforcementOddsshopperIs Kalshi Legal In All States? Two Courts, Two Answers (2026)CoingapeKalshi Petitions for En Banc Rehearing in Nevada Sports Prediction Markets CaseIngameNinth Circuit Denies Kalshi Rehearing Request
Judge says CFTC likely lacked authority to approve Kalshi stock perpetuals but allows trading to continue
Gamingamerica

The ruling questions the agency's legal basis for clearing equity perps while declining to halt them immediately.

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BitcoinmagazineJudge Lets Stock Perpetual Futures Keep Trading but Says CFTC Likely Overstepped Its AuthorityCryptoStock perps avoid trading halt as judge questions CFTC authorityTokenpostJudge Denies Emergency Halt of Stock Perps, Questions CFTC AuthorityDefirateFederal Court Denies Emergency Injunction Against Stock PerpsCryptorankCFTC Opens U.S. Stock Market to Equity Perpetual FuturesDecryptCFTC Asks Judge to Dismiss CME Lawsuit Over Crypto Perpetual FuturesYahooCFTC Asks Judge to Dismiss CME Lawsuit Over Crypto Perpetual FuturesTradersunionScott Melker: U.S. judge rejects Citadel and Cboe-backed bid to halt stock perpetualsHokanewsUS Judge Allows Stock Perpetual Futures to Trade Despite Questioning CFTC AuthorityCryptotimesCFTC Tells Court CME’s Kalshi Bitcoin Lawsuit Is ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Sporttrade secures CFTC approval as designated contract market and clearinghouse
Rg

The approvals let Sporttrade launch exchange-style prediction market offerings under federal oversight.

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CoversSporttrade Gets CFTC Approval to Enter Prediction Market IndustrySportsbettingdimeUPDATE: Sporttrade Granted CFTC-Approval as DCM and DCO to Launch Prediction Market OfferingsIgamingSporttrade Secures CFTC Licenses for New Prediction Market ExchangeGamblinginsiderThe Gambling Wire: New York’s Legal Battle With Kalshi Expands With New Subpoena ActionGamblingSporttrade Wins CFTC Approval as Exchange and ClearinghouseIngame[Live] Sporttrade Adds DCM License, Pivot From State Regulation CompleteCoversSporttrade Secures CFTC Registrations to Launch Prediction Market Business
CFTC clears perpetual futures on individual US stocks, branded Equity Perps
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The agency's clearance opened a new product category for federally regulated exchanges.

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DefirateCFTC Opens Stock Perpetual Futures Path for KalshiReutersCboe, Citadel Securities-backed group sues US regulator over single-stock perpetual futuresBusinesswireCapital Markets Alliance Files Suit Challenging CFTC Approval of Single-Stock Perpetual DerivativesLedgerinsightsKalshi first to launch US stock perpetuals as Wall Street pushes backThestreetCFTC opens U.S. stocks to crypto-style futures that never expirePymntsCFTC Brings Crypto-Style Perpetual Futures Into US Equity MarketsYahooCFTC Clears First Stock Perpetual Futures for Trading on US ExchangesMemeburnStock Perpetual Futures Cleared by CFTC: What ChangesBitcoinmagazineCFTC Opens U.S. Stock Market To Equity Perpetual Futures247wallstThe CFTC Just Cleared Stock Perpetual Futures for U.S. Exchanges. Does That Hurt Hyperliquid?BiggoCFTC Clears Stock Perpetual Futures for U.S. Trading, With 6.7x Leverage Cap and Equity-Hours CalendarForexcrunchCFTC clears ‘Equity Perps’ on individual US stocksAltcoinbuzzCFTC Clears Perpetual Futures on Individual US StocksDecryptCFTC Lets Traders Bet on Stocks With Crypto-Style Perpetual Futures
Democrats win midterms, but prediction markets' biggest state threats may come from Texas and Georgia
Gamblinginsider

State-level fights are seen as a larger risk to prediction markets than federal election outcomes.

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ReutersPrediction markets get Democratic win right, with a few surprisesYahooWhat a Democratic sweep could mean for stocks - and why history says not muchCNBCMidterm elections could jolt stocks as Democrats look poised to sweep CongressThe GuardianAre prediction markets accurate on elections? The US midterms are a big testNymagKalshi Also Won the MidtermsThe Wall Street JournalThe Prediction-Market Bettors Who Turned Election Night Into a Real-Time CasinoNewsnationnowHow accurately did polling, Polymarket data predict 2026 election results?ThehillPrediction markets foresaw Democratic dominance in midterm electionsFrontofficesportsPrediction Markets May Face Bipartisan Reckoning After MidtermsBloombergDemocrats’ Wins Threaten AI Trade and Data Center BoomSubstackPrediction Markets And Midterms: A PostmortemAxiosFinal polls, models and markets see a "blue tsunami"JapantimesA guide to the U.S. midterm elections’ biggest questions
Bill would bar prediction markets from offering wildfire contracts
Legalsportsbetting

The proposal targets event contracts tied to natural disasters, a category drawing regulatory concern.

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SeattleredBaumgartner bill would ban wildfire betting marketsFishduckWashington Congressman’s Bill Would Ban Wildfire Prediction Markets NationwideGamblinginsiderFederal Prediction Market Bills Introduced in 2026: What They Would DoCNBCGoat herding hedge: How Susquehanna and Kalshi are helping this company offset a change in California lawThenevadaindependentFederal appeals court allows Nevada to ban Kalshi and other prediction marketsArs TechnicaA senator tried to ban gambling on prediction markets-now she’s a Kalshi lobbyistThe New York TimesWhat Are Kalshi and Polymarket?PatchPeople Are Betting On Wildfires As Communities Burn. CA Senators Demand CrackdownSubstackCould Prediction Markets Start Having A Republican Problem Leading Up To Midterm Elections?NbcnewsWanna bet? Super Bowl gamblers find a way around bans thanks to prediction marketsLatintimesMinnesota Prediction Market Ban Sparks Federal Lawsuit Over Polymarket, KalshiSwlawEvent Contracts Versus Sportsbooks: Charting the Legal Divide in U.S. Gambling LawMSNBaumgartner bill would ban wildfire betting on prediction markets
Ohio senator says it is time for a prediction markets bill
Sbcamericas

State lawmakers are weighing legislation to define how event contracts are regulated in Ohio.

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SubstackNebraska Rejects Online Sports Betting, But Election Results Could Help Gambling ExpansionBiggoUS Midterms: Prediction Markets Favor Democrats - 75% for Senate, 94% for House; Crypto Bill's Fate Hangs in the BalanceSubstackPrediction Markets And Midterms: A PostmortemToledobladePlaying the percentages: What prediction markets say about Ohio’s midterm electionsOddsshopperWhy Jon Husted (R) Will Win the Ohio Senate RaceSignalohioBernie Moreno Wants to Bar Senators From Using Prediction MarketsNbcnewsSenate bans members and staff from trading on prediction marketsStatenewsU.S. Senate passes resolution from Ohio senator banning chamber from prediction marketsWashingtonpostAnalysis | The politics of prediction marketsRollcallSenate bans prediction market trading by members, staffNews5clevelandOhio lawmaker looks to make companies taking part in prediction markets pay the state their fair shareFoxbaltimoreHouse urged to pass prediction market ban following Senate actionReutersUS Senate bans its members, staff from betting in prediction marketsPbsSenate bans members and staff from betting in prediction markets
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