Courts Can’t Agree on Who Regulates Kalshi and Now the Supreme Court May Have to Step In

NewsSat, 29 Aug 2026 06:02:39 UTC1 hour ago

TLDR

  • The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Kalshi, saying Nevada has the right to regulate its sports event contracts
  • The court said Kalshi’s contracts are sports bets, not “swaps” under federal commodities law
  • This conflicts with an April ruling that blocked New Jersey from regulating Kalshi, creating a circuit split
  • The CFTC argues it has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets and says the court misread the law
  • Legal experts and the CFTC say the U.S. Supreme Court will likely need to settle the dispute

A federal appeals court has ruled against prediction markets platform Kalshi, saying Nevada has the right to regulate its sports betting contracts. The decision adds more legal pressure to a fast-growing industry already fighting battles in multiple states.

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