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Kalshi bets big on NY with $3M Housing Works donation — despite legal battle with Gov. Hochul

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Campanile, C., & Hussain, Z. (2026, October 5). Kalshi bets big on NY with $3M Housing Works donation — despite legal battle with Gov. Hochul. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/business/kalshi-bets-big-on-ny-with-3m-housing-works-donation-despite-hochul-legal-battle/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-05 · by Carl Campanile, Zoe Hussain

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Kalshi, a prediction market platform currently embroiled in legal battles with Governor Kathy Hochul over alleged illegal gambling operations, has announced a $3 million donation to Housing Works. This multi-year partnership marks the largest single donor gift in Housing Works’ history and aims to expand healthcare services, job training programs, and community outreach for uninsured New Yorkers, particularly focusing on Housing Works' 125th Street Health Center in East Harlem.
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Kalshi, a prediction market platform based in New York City, donated a significant $3 million to the nonprofit organization Housing Works. This donation marks the largest single-donor gift in Housing Works' 36-year history and aims to expand access to healthcare, job training, and community services for thousands of New Yorkers. Despite being involved in a legal battle with Governor Kathy Hochul, Kalshi's contribution will focus on enhancing the capacity of Housing Works’ flagship clinic at the 125th Street Health Center in East Harlem. More than 500,000 New York City residents currently lack health insurance, and this number is projected to rise further within the next year and a half. The donation aims to support continuity of care for patients at risk of losing coverage and ensure services are available regardless of their ability to pay.

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Carl Campanile
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Topics

Housing Works Housing Works’ Kalshi New York New Yorkers

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Kalshi ORG · 8× New Yorkers NORP · 6× Housing Works ORG · 4× Housing Works’ ORG · 4× New York GPE · 4× New York City GPE · 2× Kathy Hochul PERSON · 1× Matthew Bernardo PERSON · 1× Ready for Work ORG · 1× Tarek Mansour PERSON · 1×

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We are proud that a New York-based company has chosen to invest in New York communities at a moment when the need for healthcare, workforce opportunities, and supportive services continues to grow,” Matthew Bernardo, President of Housing Works, said in a statement.
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🔮 The multi-year partnership will be the largest single-donor gift in Housing Works’ 36-year history and will expand access to healthcare, job training and community services for thousands of New Yorkers.

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Kalshi is donating a whopping $3 million to nonprofit Housing Works to expand healthcare for New Yorkers, despite being sued by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state’s attorney general. asserted
Kalshi → donate → Hochul
The multi-year partnership will be the largest single-donor gift in Housing Works’ 36-year history and will expand access to healthcare, job training and community services for thousands of New Yorkers. asserted
partnership → expand → Yorkers
The massive donation will center on Housing Works’ flagship clinic in East Harlem, the 125th Street Health Center, according to Kalshi, a prediction market platform based in New York City. uncertain
donation → center → City
The project will allow the center to serve more patients, help continuity of care for New Yorkers at risk of losing coverage, and expand comprehensive services regardless of patients’ ability to pay. asserted
center → allow → ability
More than 500,000 New York City residents are without health insurance — That number is expected to surge in the next 18 months, according to Kalshi and Housing Works, a nonprofit launched during the AIDS crisis. uncertain
number → expect → crisis
We are proud that a New York-based company has chosen to invest in New York communities at a moment when the need for healthcare, workforce opportunities, and supportive services continues to grow,” Matthew Bernardo, President of Housing Works, said in a statement. asserted
Bernardo → base → statement
“This partnership will help protect and expand services that thousands of New Yorkers rely on every year.” asserted
thousands → help → Yorkers
The multi-million dollar donation will also expand Housing Works’ “Ready for Work” vocational and job-training program, designed to help participants build key skills to find stable employment. asserted
participants → expand → employment
Additionally, the partnership is slated to turn the nonprofit’s neighborhood retail locations into community outreach hubs. asserted
partnership → slat → hubs
The lawsuit claimed Kalshi has been offering New Yorkers, including those aged 18 to 20, illegal gambling products without a state license, exposing consumers to financial harm while avoiding taxes and regulatory obligations imposed on licensed sportsbooks. asserted
Kalshi → claim → sportsbooks
The company — which lets users wager on real events like elections, economic information and sports — argued its proposed tax structure should not mirror the 51% tax on online sportsbooks, since the two businesses operate differently. asserted
businesses → let → sportsbooks
Online sportsbooks make money when customers lose bets, while prediction markets operate as exchanges and generate revenue through fees, according to Kalshi. uncertain
markets → make → Kalshi
Kalshi forecasts that capital-gains tax revenue from prediction market traders would match, or exceed, the taxes collected from online sportsbooks. asserted
revenue → forecast → sportsbooks
“We built Kalshi in New York, and this city has given us so much,” said Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour. asserted
Mansour → build → much
“Our first office was right next to the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in SoHo, and over the years we learned that Housing Works provides healthcare, housing, and job training for New Yorkers who need it,” Mansour added. “ asserted
Mansour → learn → it
This is a city where two people in a small apartment can build a company, and it must be a city where everyone gets a fair shot. asserted
everyone → build → shot
Being the financial capital of the world and taking care of your people aren’t mutually exclusive. asserted
Being → take → people
New York can and will do both, and we intend to do our part.” asserted
we → do → part
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