Legal
Kalshi trade data show sports bets dwarf contracts it calls swaps
An analysis of Kalshi's own trade data finds sports and crypto contracts made up 95% of August volume, complicating its 'swap' defence.
Why this matters?
Undermines Kalshi's legal argument that its products are swaps rather than sports bets, a distinction central to its regulatory defence against gaming enforcement.
The bigger picture
Third state court loss this week to undermine Kalshi's federal preemption defence, after Nevada and Iowa rulings, as state attorneys general in Connecticut, Baltimore, and New Jersey press parallel challenges that fracture its national sports-market footprint.
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