DOJ, CFTC Sue Arkansas to Block Kalshi Crackdown as Prediction Market Battle Escalates
The U.S. Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have filed a federal lawsuit against Arkansas, seeking to prevent the state from shutting down Kalshi’s prediction markets and imposing poten...
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Kalshi Gets DOJ Backing Against Arkansas Amid Prediction Markets Turf War
The United States and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal derivatives...
DOJ and CFTC Sue Arkansas to Halt Kalshi Enforcement
The federal complaint seeks protection beyond Kalshi, including a bar on investigations tied to...
DOJ, CFTC sue Arkansas to block state enforcement action against Kalshi
Arkansas previously sued Kalshi on Nov. 4, alleging that it operated an illegal gambling platfo...
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