Judge Allows CFTC Brief Arguing Polymarket Contracts Are Swaps in Van Dyke Insider-Trading Case
The CFTC has moved to file an amicus brief in the SDNY criminal case against Green Beret Gannon Ken Van…
Articles by Naomi Castellan
Ninth Circuit Lets Nevada Enforce Sports-Betting Laws Against Kalshi While Case Continues
A unanimous 9th Circuit panel sided with Nevada on August 28, rejecting Kalshi's argument that CFTC oversight preempts state gambling…
CFTC Orders Gabriel Perez to Pay $172,539 Over Kalshi Speech Bets
Gabriel Perez, who loaded Trump's speeches onto the teleprompter, used advance knowledge of presidential remarks to trade Kalshi "mention markets"…
Ninth Circuit Lets Nevada Enforce Gaming Laws Against Kalshi Sports Contracts
The Ninth Circuit ruled August 28 that Nevada can regulate Kalshi's sports event contracts as gambling, directly contradicting the Third…
Ninth Circuit Lets Nevada Enforce Gaming Law Against Kalshi Sports Contracts, Deepening Federal Split
A unanimous Ninth Circuit panel ruled August 28 that Nevada can regulate Kalshi's sports event contracts as gambling, directly contradicting…
CFTC Orders Former White House Teleprompter Operator to Pay $172,539 Over Kalshi Speech Trades
Gabriel Perez, who read Trump's prepared remarks roughly an hour before delivery, traded "mention market" contracts on Kalshi from December…
Senators Press CFTC on Wildfire Event Contracts After $1.2 Million in Polymarket Trades
Nine Democratic senators sent CFTC Chair Michael Selig a letter on August 3 demanding a ban on wildfire event contracts,…
Ninth Circuit Says Kalshi Is Unlikely To Block Nevada Sports-Betting Enforcement
A unanimous Ninth Circuit panel ruled August 28 that Kalshi's sports event contracts are sports bets subject to state licensing,…
Ninth Circuit Lets Nevada Enforce Gambling Laws Against Kalshi Sports Contracts
A unanimous three-judge Ninth Circuit panel ruled August 28 that Nevada may enforce its ban on Kalshi's sports event contracts,…
CSA and CIRO Staff Say Sports and Entertainment Event Contracts Sit Outside Canadian Securities Law
Canada's CSA and CIRO issued joint guidance on August 27, 2026, excluding sports and entertainment event contracts from securities regulation…