Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier urged state lawmakers to raise penalties for operating unlicensed gambling businesses from misdemeanours to felonies. He said current penalties do not deter the activity and cited risks including money laundering and trafficking; the proposal requires legislative action.
A change would increase criminal penalties for illegal gambling operators if Florida lawmakers adopt it.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office sent cease-and-desist letters to credit card companies over payments linked to unlicensed gambling platforms. A letter to Visa requires the company to explain in writing by 24 June what steps it has taken to block unlawful transactions; Uthmeier warned that failure to comply could lead to legal action.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed separate lawsuits against Kalshi and VGW on Wednesday, alleging that both offered illegal gambling in the state. He seeks financial penalties, customer-loss restitution and unpaid taxes; Kalshi did not respond to a request for comment before publication.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed separate suits on Wednesday against Kalshi, a prediction markets operator, and VGW, a sweepstakes operator. The complaints say both firms run unlawful gambling in the state. Griffin also wants large monetary penalties, with money returned to customers and tax payments returned to the state.
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit alleging that Polymarket operated an unlicensed gambling business in the state from December 2025, accepting sports bets and advertising to residents. The suit also alleges that the platform accepted bets from people under 21. It seeks an order stopping the alleged activity, financial restitution for users, forfeiture of gains and a fine equal to three times those gains.
New Mexico’s attorney general filed an illegal-gambling lawsuit against prediction-market company Kalshi, according to the report. The available article text provides no further details about the claims or requested relief.
Arizona's attorney general has brought an illegal gambling charge against Kalshi, according to the report. The allegations include accepting bets in the state without a licence and offering wagers on US elections; the report text does not provide further details on the case.