Nevada’s Gaming Control Board ordered Kalshi to stop operating in the state and leave by 5 p.m. on 14 March. The board said event contracts on elections and sports are unlawful in Nevada unless approved as licensed gaming by the Nevada Gaming Commission, and said even licensed sports pools cannot accept election wagers.
The order requires Kalshi to stop offering event contracts in Nevada by the stated deadline.
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Ohio's Casino Control Commission ordered Kalshi, Robinhood and Crypto.com to stop offering sports event contracts in the state, alleging they amount to unlicensed sports betting. The notices require the companies to confirm compliance in writing by 14 April; Kalshi said it considers its products lawful and is prepared to defend its model in court.
A Massachusetts judge granted Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s request for a preliminary injunction barring Kalshi from operating its sports event contracts in the state while the lawsuit proceeds. The case alleges that Kalshi’s contracts violate state sports betting laws; Judge Christopher Barry-Smith found that the state had a strong prospect of success and that the Commodity Exchange Act did not displace state gambling laws.
Nevada Gaming Control Board agents filed a nine-count complaint against Sry Industries LLC, which operates Off The Rails in Lovelock, Nevada, alleging 19 recurring violations found in a review covering 1 September 2023 to 31 January 2026. The complaint says the casino failed to meet accounting, reporting, internal-control and other requirements; chairman Michael Dreitzer declined its owner’s request to surrender the licence, allowing disciplinary proceedings to continue.
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board withdrew criminal charges against Las Vegas handicapper William West Roberts, who was accused of operating an unlicensed gambling business. The board had alleged that casino records showed roughly $8 million in bets laid off at Nevada sportsbooks; Clark County prosecutors reportedly served Roberts notice of an intention to seek a grand jury indictment. Roberts denied operating an illegal betting business and said money he received was for sports-wagering tips.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board agreed a $7.2 million settlement with the Venetian over alleged failures to monitor and restrict Mathew Bowyer’s gambling activity. The agreement is expected to go before the Nevada Gaming Commission in August 2026; the reported activity took place from 2019 to 2021, and the settlement includes no admission of guilt.