Kalshi Leads $3 Million Prediction Market Lobbying Push as State Fights Spread
Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million on lobbying and campaign contributions in…
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CFTC Sends Event-Contract Swap Rule and Gambling Carveout to White House
The CFTC sent a proposed rule folding event contracts into the "swap" definition, plus an interim final rule excluding casino-style…
Kalshi NFL Promo Codes Run Into Three-Circuit Fight Over Sports Event Contracts
Outlets are running near-identical $55 Kalshi sign-up codes for Sunday Night Football, while the Third and Sixth Circuits have reached…
NPR Report Puts $25,000 Figure on Kalshi Self-Exclusion Gap
An NPR report describes a Pennsylvania man who self-excluded from sportsbooks, then lost about $25,000 on Kalshi. Kalshi is not…
Kalshi Prices Colts Near 66% Against Commanders Before London Kickoff
Kalshi traders priced the Colts at 67% to beat a Daniels-less Commanders in London on Oct. 4, while sports and…
Sixth Circuit Lets Ohio and Tennessee Enforce Gambling Laws Against Kalshi as Cases Continue
A unanimous Sixth Circuit panel held on Sept. 25 that Kalshi's sports event contracts are not swaps, affirming Ohio's win…
Kalshi’s Michigan Election Pitch Lands After Sports-Wagering Injunction and Sixth Circuit Loss
A Kalshi executive told The Detroit News that election bets promote democracy, an argument the company first made in federal…
Kalshi Remains Available in Florida as Sixth Circuit Ruling Raises Sports-Contract Risk
Florida has passed no law blocking Kalshi, but the Sixth Circuit's September 2026 ruling for Ohio and Tennessee, plus Gov.…
Polymarket Sports Promo Codes Land as CFTC Event-Contract Rules Reach White House Review
Affiliate codes offering $20 to $50 in Polymarket trading credits are running alongside college football games, while the CFTC has…
CFTC’s Wisconsin Loss Over Kalshi Sports Contracts Moves to Seventh Circuit
A Green Bay federal judge denied the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction on July 30, leaving Wisconsin Attorney General…