Michigan has escalated its efforts to rein in Kalshi, a prediction markets platform, by securing a preliminary injunction that blocks the company from offering event contracts to residents. The state’s attorney general said the order is meant to stop what officials described as “...
- Michigan has obtained a preliminary injunction to prevent Kalshi, a prediction market platform, from offering event contracts to state residents, citing concerns that it operates as disguised sports betting.
- The state's Attorney General Nessel framed the action as consumer protection against unlicensed practices, with potential daily fines for Kalshi if the order is violated.
- This legal battle highlights a broader jurisdictional dispute between state regulators and the CFTC over the oversight of prediction markets, with New Jersey petitioning the Supreme Court to weigh in.
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