A judge granted Washington’s request to block Kalshi from offering event contracts in the state, ruling the prediction market platform likely violated Washington’s gambling laws. The decision limits Kalshi’s in-state product rollout and raises regulatory overhang for event-contract prediction markets. Impact is most immediate for Kalshi and the broader prediction-market/regulated-gambling framework.
A judge granted Washington’s request to block Kalshi from offering event contracts in the state, ruling the prediction market platform likely violated Washington’s gambling laws. The decision limits Kalshi’s in-state product rollout and raises regulatory overhang for event-contract prediction markets. Impact is most immediate for Kalshi and the broader prediction-market/regulated-gambling framework.
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