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Missouri AG issues cease-and-desist orders to six prediction markets
Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued cease-and-desist orders to six online prediction market operators, demanding they stop offering sports "event contracts" to state residents without a sports wagering license, according to a Friday press release from her office.
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The Missouri Attorney General's Office has ordered six prediction market operators, including Polymarket and Kalshi, to stop offering unlicensed sports betting in the state.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued cease-and-desist orders to six online prediction market operators, demanding they stop offering sports "event contracts" to state residents without a sports wagering license, according to a Friday press release from her office.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, has sent cease-and-desist letters to six prediction market companies, arguing that their sports-related event contracts amount to unlicensed sports wagering under state law.
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s office has sent cease-and-desist letters to companies like Polymarket, Kalshi and Robinhood, which offer sports “event contracts” to Missouri bettors.
The Missouri Attorney General's office is cracking down on prediction markets that compete with the state's licensed sports betting operators — and don't pay state taxes on the bets.
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