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Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and two executives

Utah has charged prediction market Kalshi and its CEO and COO with violating the state's gambling ban, as states and the platform fight over regulation.

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  • Utah filed criminal charges against Kalshi and co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara.
  • The charges include 13 felony counts of violating the state's gambling prohibition and one charge involving profiting from illegal activity.
  • Utah Attorney General Derek Brown said gambling is illegal in Utah whether you place the bet, run the game, or promote it.
  • Kalshi called the charges a 'crazy overreach' and has argued federal approval overrides state bans.
  • A federal judge ruled in August that federal law does not preempt state enforcement against Kalshi.
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Calls charges a new tactic against prediction markets

The Guardian US (Politics): Utah files criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi and company co-founders

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The Guardian US frames the charges as a novel state effort to assert regulatory authority over prediction markets, with Kalshi calling them a 'crazy overreach.'

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Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.

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Right: Says Kalshi is a back-alley gambling den

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Says Kalshi is a back-alley gambling den

New York Post (Politics): Kalshi founder ready to take regulation fight to Supreme Court as Utah becomes latest state to go on attack: ‘manager of a back-alley gambling den’

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The New York Post highlights Utah's allegation that Kalshi is a 'back-alley gambling den' and reports the founder is ready to take the fight to the Supreme Court.

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Mainstream conservative outlets such as Fox News, the Washington Examiner and the New York Post. Usually focuses on costs, security, government overreach and Democratic policy.

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Left: Calls charges a new tactic against prediction markets

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Should states be allowed to enforce their gambling laws against federally regulated prediction markets like Kalshi?

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