The Sixth Circuit ruled on 25 September that Ohio and Tennessee can enforce their gambling laws against Kalshi’s sports event contracts. The court said Kalshi had not shown that the contracts met the Commodity Exchange Act’s definition of swaps and that the Act would not block state enforcement even if they did.
The ruling allows Ohio and Tennessee to apply their gambling laws to Kalshi’s sports event contracts.
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The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 3-0 for the Blue Lake Rancheria and Chicken Ranch Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Indians in part of their case against Kalshi and Robinhood. The panel found the tribes likely to succeed in arguing that Kalshi’s sports-event contracts on tribal lands violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and tribal gaming ordinances, and sent the case back to the lower court to review remaining claims. The ruling did not order Kalshi to stop offering contracts in California.
The Ninth Circuit unanimously ruled against Kalshi on Friday. The outlet said an earlier Third Circuit ruling favouring Kalshi created a circuit split that could bring the dispute before the Supreme Court. Polymarket offers a market on whether the Supreme Court will hear the case.
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the removal of Kalshi’s preliminary injunction against Nevada authorities over sports-related contracts. The court treated the contracts as sports bets rather than swaps under federal law, allowing Nevada to apply its gambling rules; Kalshi said it would seek further review.
The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a proposed class action alleging Atlantic City casino operators used AI-assisted software to coordinate hotel room prices. The panel said plaintiffs should be able to seek technical evidence about the platform; the case concerns claims under federal antitrust law.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said the state will enforce gambling laws against Kalshi following a Sixth Circuit ruling. The court unanimously upheld a decision denying Kalshi’s request to block Ohio enforcement, rejecting its argument that federal commodities law shields its sports contracts from state regulation.