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Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders

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Utah filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara on Wednesday. The state charged them with 13 counts of violating Utah’s gambling prohibition and one count of profiting from illegal activity, following a federal court ruling that allowed Utah to enforce its anti-gambling laws against Kalshi. Utah attorney general Derek Brown stated that the company continued operating in the state despite legal challenges. Kalshi responded by calling the charges an "overreach" and asserting that prediction markets are under federal jurisdiction rather than state gambling laws.
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Utah Attorney General Derek Brown filed criminal charges on October 26, 2026, against prediction market operator Kalshi and its co-founders, CEO Tarek Mansour and COO Luana Lopes Lara, in Salt Lake City district court. The state charged the company with 13 counts of violating Utah's gambling prohibition and one count involving profiting from illegal activity. This action follows a federal judge's August ruling that allowed Utah to enforce its strict anti-gambling laws against Kalshi, despite Kalshi appealing this decision at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The move marks a shift in states' strategies from civil actions to criminal prosecutions as they seek regulatory control over prediction markets, setting up potential legal conflicts headed to the Supreme Court.

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Utah on Wednesday filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two of its executives, months after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah from enforcing its strict anti-gambling laws against the activity.
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🔮 The felony charges could represent a new tactic in how states try to assert regulatory authority over the fast-expanding activity, a clash that appears headed to a showdown at the US supreme court.
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Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders · assertive framing

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Utah on Wednesday filed criminal charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and two of its executives, months after a federal judge rejected Kalshi’s effort to prevent Utah from enforcing its strict anti-gambling laws against the activity. asserted
judge → file → activity
The felony charges could represent a new tactic in how states try to assert regulatory authority over the fast-expanding activity, a clash that appears headed to a showdown at the US supreme court. uncertain
that → represent → court
The charges include 13 counts of violating the state’s prohibition on gambling and another charge involving profiting off illegal activity. asserted
charges → include → activity
The state’s charging documents name Kalshi and its co-founders, chief executive officer Tarek Mansour and chief operating officer Luana Lopes Lara. asserted
documents → name → Kalshi
In a statement, Utah attorney general Derek Brown said Kalshi has continued to operate in Utah, despite a federal court ruling that Utah’s gambling laws apply to the company. asserted
laws → say → company
“Gambling is illegal in Utah, whether you place the bet, run the game, or promote it. asserted
you → place → it
Calling it a ‘prediction market’ doesn’t change what it is, and being federally registered doesn’t put a company above the law asserted
registered → call → law
,” Brown said in a statement. asserted
Brown → say → statement
The attorney general’s office did not immediately say what sort of criminal penalties it would seek in the case, although the felony charges carry the possibility of jail time. asserted
charges → say → time
In a statement, Kalshi called the charges a “crazy overreach” and said that “Utah is clearly playing politics”. “We look forward to putting a stop to this in court, just like we did in Arizona,” it said. asserted
it → call → Arizona
Utah has been on the front lines of a battle between states and the federal government over who regulates the markets. asserted
who → regulate → markets
Litigation has spread across roughly 20 states, creating a fragmented legal landscape that analysts say will likely be settled by the supreme court. asserted
analysts → spread → court
Kalshi has maintained that prediction markets fall exclusively under federal jurisdiction and are not governed by state gambling laws. asserted
markets → maintain → laws
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