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Washington court bars Kalshi sports contracts while allowing financial markets
By SectorWire desk ·
Summary
A King County judge amended an injunction on 13 August restricting Kalshi's Washington event contracts. The order prohibits sports and several other categories but excludes commodities, climate, economics and finance. Kalshi must introduce initial customer controls by 19 August and GeoComply screening by 2 September; it continues to contest Washington's authority.
Why it matters
Kalshi must introduce customer controls by 19 August and GeoComply screening by 2 September under Washington’s amended injunction.