United States of America et al v. State of Illinois et al

  1. October 05, 2026

    Illinois' Curbs On Kalshi Sports Contracts Blocked For Now

    An Illinois federal judge temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its gambling license requirements against Kalshi and Coinbase on Friday, saying that the companies' core sports betting contracts are likely federally regulated swaps.

  2. April 02, 2026

    CFTC Sues Ill., Conn., Ariz. Over Event Contract Enforcement

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission continued its bid to assert "exclusive jurisdiction" over prediction markets on Thursday with a trio of suits against Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois regulators over the states' attempts to shut down certain event contract trading as unregistered gambling.