# US appeals courts let states enforce gambling laws against Kalshi

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kalshi-court-losses-pile-up-as-judges-refuse-to-block-state-gambling-laws/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:46:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T20:47:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Ars Technica
- Original article: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/kalshi-court-losses-pile-up-as-judges-refuse-to-block-state-gambling-laws/
- Topics: Software

## Key points

- Appeals courts rejected Kalshi’s attempts to halt state gambling laws.
- Arkansas has sued over alleged unlicensed wagering and unpaid taxes.
- The dispute over state authority could reach the Supreme Court.

## Summary

Kalshi has suffered another round of legal setbacks as federal appeals courts declined to block gambling laws in Nevada, New York and Connecticut. The rulings strengthen states’ efforts to regulate the prediction market as a gambling operator, despite Kalshi’s argument that its contracts are financial swaps subject to federal oversight.

Separately, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has sued Kalshi in state court, alleging it offered unlicensed gambling, failed to pay required taxes and let people aged 18 to wager, below Arkansas’s 21-year minimum for electronic wagering accounts. The Ninth Circuit refused to reconsider its ruling allowing Nevada to stop Kalshi sports bets, while the Second Circuit upheld lower-court decisions denying Kalshi’s requests to pause enforcement in New York and Connecticut. Utah has also brought criminal charges, and the dispute could ultimately reach the Supreme Court.

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