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Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it…

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Judge blocks Minnesota ban on prediction markets (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Kalshi and Polymarket say Minnesota's ban is preempted by federal law.

  2. NBC News

    Federal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effect (opens NBC News)

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    The ruling follows lawsuits from the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Polymarket and Kalshi.

  3. KARE 11 Minneapolis

    Minnesota cannot ban prediction markets as lawsuits play out, judge rules (opens KARE 11 Minneapolis)

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    Minnesota lawmakers sought to prevent prediction market apps from operating in the state.

  4. KAAL Rochester

    Federal judge blocks Minnesota law banning prediction markets (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    (ABC 6 News) — A federal judge has blocked a Minnesota law that would ban prediction markets such as Kalshi from operating in the state. On Monday, Judge Katherine Menendez granted a preliminary injunction to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Kalshi, and Polymarket, which at least tem…

  5. New York Post

    Judge blocks Minnesota’s first-in-nation ban on prediction markets run by Kalshi, Polymarket (opens New York Post)

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    A Wall Street regulator, Kalshi and Polymarket had sued after Gov. Tim Walz signed the measure into law in May, making it a crime to operate, host or promote a prediction market in Minnesota.

  6. Southern Minnesota

    Judge halts Minnesota ban on prediction markets (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    A federal judge halted a new Minnesota law aimed at stopping the massive expansion of gambling via prediction markets on sites like Kalshi and Polymarket. The two companies and the Trump administration sued Minnesota to invalidate the new law, and…

  7. Gizmodo

    Prediction Markets Saved From Minnesota Ban by Last-Minute Ruling (opens Gizmodo)

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    Passing the law was a bit of an experiment in the first place.

  8. WTOP Washington DC

    Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it…

  9. InForum

    Federal judge halts Minnesota’s prediction market ban (opens InForum)

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    The ban affecting platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket was set to go into effect Aug. 1. The author of the bill says he’s “disappointed” but “optimistic” that Minnesota’s ban will prevail.

  10. Reason

    Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too (opens Reason)

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    A gavel in front of a picture of a market investment chart

  11. HuffPost

    Federal Court Blocks Minnesota's First-In-The-Nation Law Banning Prediction Markets (opens HuffPost)

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    The law, which was scheduled to take effect Saturday, would have made it a crime to create or operate prediction markets or help administer nearly any activity connected to one.

  12. Triblive

    Minnesota’s 1st-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court (opens Triblive)

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    A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the latest clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and states over who regulates operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

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