44 States Attack Prediction Markets as New Casinos Amid 20-State Court Fight
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
44 States Attack Prediction Markets as New Casinos Amid 20-State Court Fight
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
Summary
Forty-four states signed a letter last month branding prediction markets a “new form of casino” that preys on young people, escalating a widening push against platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket.
Twenty states are already in litigation over whether those platforms should follow state sports-betting laws or remain under federal oversight as financial markets.
In a closed-door March meeting in New Orleans, Donald Trump Jr. urged Republican attorneys general to back off, arguing gambling companies were attacking prediction markets to protect their monopolies.
That intervention sharpened a broader political and legal battle over who regulates bets on sports, politics and other events, with the Trump family holding a financial stake in the industry.