Articles about kalshi

Kalshi ordered to shut down sports and election prediction markets in Washington state by Sept. 2

A Seattle judge ordered Kalshi to geofence Washington users out of its sports, elections and entertainment markets by Sept. 2, and threatened the prediction market platform with $120,000-a-day penalties for missing the deadline. Kalshi’s motion to pause the order while it appeals was denied at both the trial court and the Washington Court of Appeals. Read More

Kalshi brings in former U.S. solicitor general as Washington state gambling case escalates

Kalshi is still operating in Washington nearly three weeks after a Seattle judge granted the state a preliminary injunction against the prediction market platform. The New York-based company has since appealed to the Washington Court of Appeals and brought in former U.S. Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal for its defense in a case with national implications. Read More

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What’s going on with Seattle startup funding, a Kalshi setback, Impinj’s long game, and a smartphone detox

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Seattle startup funding fell about 40% in the first half of 2026 as AI reshaped the venture market — plus a Kalshi court setback, Impinj’s 10 years on the Nasdaq, and could you go without your smartphone for five weeks? Read More

Seattle judge deals blow to Kalshi, rejects prediction market’s federal defense

A King County Superior Court judge granted Washington state a preliminary injunction against Kalshi, ruling the prediction market platform is likely running illegal online gambling. The judge rejected Kalshi’s argument that federal oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission preempts state gambling laws. Read More

Robinhood sues WA state to block enforcement of gambling laws against prediction markets

Robinhood filed a preemptive federal lawsuit to block Washington state from enforcing gambling laws against its prediction markets business, days after the state’s attorney general sued Kalshi over the same issue. Read More

‘No more’: Washington state sues Kalshi, alleging prediction market is illegal gambling

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is suing prediction market platform Kalshi, alleging the company violates state gambling and consumer protection laws by operating an online betting service where users can wager on sports, elections, wars and other events. Read More

Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

— After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of… Read More