The Massachusetts Gaming Commission featured a 14 November 2025 report stating that operators are prohibited from offering prediction markets in the state. The page links to the report but provides no further details of the commission's position.
The warning signals that prediction-market activity may fall outside what operators can offer in Massachusetts.
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Commercial casinos, Native American tribes, organised labour and lawmakers joined opposition to prediction markets at G2E. The report described a shared industry stance against these markets.
Commercial casinos, Native American tribes, organised labour and lawmakers presented a shared position against prediction markets at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, according to a report. The American Gaming Association is operating on what its chief executive described as a war-time footing against the markets, and the conference featured consecutive main-stage sessions on the sector.
US District Judge Lorna G. Schofield questioned the CFTC's prospects of securing a preliminary injunction to prevent New York from enforcing gambling laws against event-contract platforms. At a 14 September hearing, the agency argued that the contracts fall under its exclusive authority; New York, the American Gaming Association and 44 state attorneys general oppose that position. Federal appeals courts have issued conflicting rulings, and the Supreme Court has been asked to resolve the dispute.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has not joined the expanding campaign by states against Kalshi and other prediction markets. The outlet contrasted his absence with his previous positions opposing gambling.
The Ninth Circuit ruled against Kalshi on prediction markets, Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas said on 31 August. Jonas said the Fourth and Sixth Circuits had yet to rule and identified a split between courts.
Litigants have started citing a Ninth Circuit decision against Kalshi in other prediction market cases. The outlet said the ruling produced the first split between federal appeals courts on prediction markets, raising the stakes for Kalshi, state regulators and a possible Supreme Court fight.