Utah criminally charges Kalshi in prediction market dispute
Utah is escalating its challenge to prediction market operator Kalshi with criminal charges tied to the company's activities in the state. The case broadens the legal fight beyond civil and regulatory questions by also naming the company's co-founders as defendants.
Highlights
- Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi Inc. and co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara for allegedly promoting illegal online gambling in the state.
- Prosecutors claim Kalshi continued operating in Utah despite a federal judge's ruling allowing the state to enforce anti-gambling laws on the platform.
- This marks the first known instance of Kalshi executives facing criminal prosecution in the broader national crackdown on prediction markets.
State complaint targets platform and executives
As reported by Bloomberg, Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi Inc. on Wednesday, alleging the company illegally promoted online gambling in the state as tensions rise over prediction markets.Officials say in the complaint that Kalshi continued to offer online gambling to people in Utah after a federal judge ruled that the state can apply its anti-gambling laws to trades on the platform. The complaint also names co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara as defendants.
Broader pressure on prediction markets
The case appears to mark the first time in the nationwide dispute over prediction markets that Kalshi's top executives are being targeted with criminal prosecution.That development raises the stakes for the company as state authorities press their challenge to the platform's business model and seek to enforce local gambling restrictions.
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