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Utah charges Kalshi, executives as prediction markets face legal showdown

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Utah is bringing criminal charges against Kalshi and two of the company's top executives, alleging they illegally profited from promoting and offering online gambling within the state. The prediction market platform, alongside CEO Tarek Mansour and chief operating officer Luana Lopes Lara, is facing…

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  1. ABC 4 Utah

    Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi for promoting gambling, unlawful activity (opens ABC 4 Utah)

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    Utah has officially brought felony criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi, alleging the company illegally promoted gambling in the state.

  2. Deseret News

    Utah files criminal charges against popular prediction market platform (opens Deseret News)

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    Utah filed criminal charges against the popular prediction platform Kalshi and its two founders, alleging the company profited from illegally promoting gambling in the state. The felony and misdemeanor charges in state court in Salt Lake City follow a civil lawsuit Utah filed against the company in …

  3. Salt Lake Tribune

    Utah files 14 criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders, says the site breaks the state’s gambling laws (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    Utah's attorney general filed charges against prediction market Kalshi and its co-founders on Wednesday, citing illegal gambling wagers placed by an agent on the site.

  4. Just the News

    Utah charges Kalshi over statewide gambling ban (opens Just the News)

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    Kalshi is one of several online "prediction markets" that have gained popularity in recent years.

  5. Bloomberg

    Utah Files Criminal Charges Against Prediction Market Kalshi (opens Bloomberg)

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    Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi Inc. on Wednesday, alleging the company illegally promoted online gambling in the state amid an escalating fight over prediction markets.

  6. MyNorthwest

    Utah charges Kalshi and its founders, escalating a fight over who can regulate prediction markets (opens MyNorthwest)

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Utah on Wednesday filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two of its executives, months after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah from enforcing its strict anti-gambling laws against the activity.

  7. The Guardian

    Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders (opens The Guardian)

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    Firm calls charges, which include violating state gambling ban and profiting from illegal activity, ‘crazy overreach’ Utah on Wednesday filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two of its executives, months after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah fr…

  8. Al Jazeera

    Kalshi, co-founders hit with criminal charges in US state of Utah (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The charges come after a federal judge ruled that Utah could enforce its anti-gambling laws against prediction markets.

  9. The Hill

    Utah charges Kalshi, executives as prediction markets face legal showdown (opens The Hill)

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    Utah is bringing criminal charges against Kalshi and two of the company's top executives, alleging they illegally profited from promoting and offering online gambling within the state. The prediction market platform, alongside CEO Tarek Mansour and chief operating officer Luana Lopes Lara, is facing…

  10. Washington Examiner

    Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi amid state rights battle (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Utah has filed criminal charges against prediction market company Kalshi and two of its co-founders, escalating a legal battle over whether states can regulate event contracts as gambling. The charges come after the U.S.

  11. Gizmodo

    Trump’s CTFC Steps in to Defend Kalshi as Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Execs (opens Gizmodo)

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    “This is a crazy overreach; Utah is clearly playing politics," a Kalshi spokesperson told Gizmodo.

  12. Reason

    Utah Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi Co-Founders (opens Reason)

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    A smartphone with the Kalshi logo in front of a photo of the Supreme Court building

  13. New York Post

    Utah charges Kalshi’s founders, escalating a war over who can regulate prediction markets (opens New York Post)

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    Utah filed 14 felony counts against prediction market Kalshi and its founders for allegedly violating the state's anti-gambling laws.

  14. Jezebel

    Utah Files 14 Charges Against Kalshi for Violating Anti-Gambling Laws (opens Jezebel)

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    “Calling it a ‘prediction market’ doesn’t change what it is, and being federally registered doesn’t put a company above the law,” AG Derek Brown (R) said in a statement.

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