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7 prediction-market cases in 6 states as of 14 Nov 2026: 4 operator v. state, 1 cftc v. state, 2 state v. operator.
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As of 14 November 2026 the fight over Kalshi-style sports event contracts runs in three directions at once: states sue the operator in their own courts, the operator sues state officials in federal court, and since 2 April 2026 the United States and the CFTC sue the states.
A complaint states one side's allegations; only the court's orders decide anything, and every cell carries the date it was read from the record.
Louisiana's order is temporary and its text is not retrieved. Checked 14 November 2026.
How to read the matrix
Each row is a state; the three columns answer three different questions, and a state can appear in all three. Column A is the state (in one labeled row, a city) suing an operator, column B is the CFTC suing the state, and column C is Kalshi suing state officials.
One dispute produces three cases because the CFTC and the operators plead 7 U.S.C. 2(a)(1)(A), exclusive CFTC jurisdiction over swaps on designated contract markets, while the states plead their gambling laws. Every case here belongs to the prediction market lawsuits: Kalshi, Polymarket and the states.
Whether sports event contracts are swaps is decided in the circuits: the Third Circuit sided with Kalshi on 6 April 2026, the Ninth (28 August 2026) and the Sixth (25 September 2026) did not. The question is explained in how is Kalshi legal? the swaps question.
The matrix: every state in three columns
The matrix lists 6 states as of 14 November 2026; the states with an order against Kalshi in force sit at the top. Baltimore appears as a labeled extra row, a city and not a state.
| Jurisdiction | Cases | Who sued whom |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1 | State v. operator |
| Illinois | 1 | CFTC v. state |
| Minnesota | 1 | Operator v. state |
| Nevada | 2 | State v. operator; Operator v. state |
| New Jersey | 1 | Operator v. state |
| NL | 1 | Operator v. state |
Tribal suits and consumer class actions are outside the matrix and sit on the hub.
States sued by the CFTC: dockets and injunction outcomes
The United States and the CFTC have sued 1 states since 2 April 2026, and the courts have so far granted the agency's injunction in 1, denied it in 0 and decided nothing in 0. The suits rest on the argument set out in CFTC jurisdiction vs state gambling law.
| Case | State | Court | Docket | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFTC v. Illinois | Illinois | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Seventh Circuit (No. 26-3266) | 1:26-cv-03659 (N.D. Ill.); 26-3266 (7th Cir.) | 2 Apr 2026 | On appeal as of 2 Nov 2026 |
The CFTC obtained an injunction in Arizona (D. Ariz. 2:26-cv-01715) on 5 May 2026, in Minnesota on 27 July 2026 and in Illinois on 30 October 2026 (a press-hosted PACER copy).
Wisconsin's court denied it on 28 July 2026, the first refusal, and the CFTC appealed on 7 August 2026. Connecticut, New York, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas and Louisiana have no ruling; Kentucky's argument is set for 18 December 2026.
The agency's own count is eleven; our record carries eleven states and one intervention, Rhode Island, joined on 22 June 2026.
States suing Kalshi: where an order is in force
0 states have sued Kalshi in their own courts since Massachusetts filed on 12 September 2025, and in 4 of them an order restricting Kalshi is in force as of 14 November 2026. Each order is read in is Kalshi legal? court status in every state.
| Case | State | Court | Docket | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Gaming Control Board v. Coinbase | Nevada | First Judicial District Court, Carson City | 26 OC 00030 1B | 2 Feb 2026 | Filed, pending as of 26 Mar 2026 |
| California tribes v. Kalshi and Robinhood | California | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; Ninth Circuit (No. 25-7504) | 3:25-cv-06162-JSC (N.D. Cal.); 25-7504 (9th Cir.) | 22 Jul 2025 | Judgment entered as of 4 Nov 2026 |
The orders in force are Nevada's (stipulated geofencing order 24 July 2026, USD 120,000 per day), Michigan's (1 September 2026, USD 500,000 per day) and Washington's (final order 13 August 2026, no penalty amount in the Attorney General's releases).
Louisiana's ex parte order of 12 November 2026 lapses ten days after issuance unless extended; its text is not retrieved. Massachusetts's injunction of 20 January 2026 was stayed on 17 February 2026.
In New York, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Kentucky, Utah (civil) and Arkansas no order restricts Kalshi; New York's USD 36 billion is the state's pleading, not a finding.
Utah's criminal information of 28 October 2026 and Arizona's 20 misdemeanor counts are allegations only, with no conviction, and Arizona's are frozen by the federal injunction.
Some states sued other operators only, such as Nevada against Polymarket and Coinbase; each appears with the operator named. Baltimore's suit of 13 August 2026 (per the court tracker), removed to D. Md. the next day, is the city row, and the state pages are collected in gambling lawsuits in the United States.
What changed in the last 60 days
12 cells of the matrix changed between 15 September and 14 November 2026.
| Case | State | Who sued whom | Status | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California tribes v. Kalshi and Robinhood | California | State v. operator | Judgment entered as of 4 Nov 2026 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; Ninth Circuit (No. 25-7504) |
| Kalshi v. Nevada Gaming Control Board (federal) | Nevada | Operator v. state | On appeal as of 4 Nov 2026 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (No. 25-7516) |
| CFTC v. Illinois | Illinois | CFTC v. state | On appeal as of 2 Nov 2026 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Seventh Circuit (No. 26-3266) |
| Kalshi v. New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement | New Jersey | Operator v. state | On appeal as of 30 Oct 2026 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (No. 25-1922); U.S. Supreme Court (No. 26-299, cert. petition) |
Next dates on the matrix
Six dated steps fall between 23 November and 18 December 2026, and most are read from trackers or press rather than from the docket: the Louisiana hearings, the Michigan contempt hearing and a New York subpoena hearing whose date differs between sources.
The others are the Supreme Court responses on 7 December 2026 and the Kentucky argument on 18 December 2026.
| Date | Event | Case | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2026 | Hearing | Kalshi v. New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement | New Jersey |
Matters without a date are listed under pending appeals and high court gambling cases.
How this tracker is built
The matrix is regenerated from the case records on every update: a state gets a row when it is plaintiff, defendant or both in a prediction-market case in our record, and each cell shows the latest order and the date we read it. A docket entry is a step, not a decision.
Sources are CFTC complaints and releases, court opinions, attorney general releases and Supreme Court dockets. Law-firm trackers are cited as "per the court tracker" and never stand alone for an order in force. The view across all states is in gambling lawsuits by US state.
Tribal suits, consumer class actions and insider-trading cases are not in the matrix; recent changes in every category are in what changed in gambling litigation in the last 60 days.
Questions people ask
How many states have sued Kalshi?
0 states have sued Kalshi in their own courts as of 14 November 2026, and in 4 of them a court order restricting Kalshi is in force: Nevada, Michigan, Washington and Louisiana (a temporary order). Massachusetts's order is stayed.
How many states has the CFTC sued, and has it won?
The CFTC has sued 1 states as of 14 November 2026. Courts have granted its injunction in 1, denied it in 0 and have not ruled in 0.
Is Kalshi legal in the USA?
The answer differs by state and is a court-order status, not a yes or no. Every state is read in is Kalshi legal? court status in every state.
Is Kalshi being sued by players, and is there a payout?
No Kalshi case has produced a payout and no class is certified as of 14 November 2026; the consolidated class action in the Southern District of New York has motions pending. All cases are in Kalshi lawsuits.
Who has the power to regulate gambling: the CFTC or the states?
The Commodity Exchange Act gives the CFTC exclusive jurisdiction over swaps on designated contract markets, while states regulate gambling, and the circuits are split on whether Kalshi's sports contracts are swaps. The argument is in CFTC jurisdiction vs state gambling law.
Out of scope on this page
Court cases only; not answered here:
- Which states FanDuel or DraftKings are available in
- How to use any platform
- Odds and betting advice
Edited by the GamblingLawsuits.org Editorial Team. How every case on this page is sourced and checked. Last checked 14 November 2026. Next scheduled check: 23 November 2026 (Louisiana federal hearing).
Last checked against the sources on 14 Nov 2026. Found an error? Tell us and we correct the record with a dated note.