Overview
- Carson City District Court Judge Jason Woodbury granted a temporary restraining order that immediately halts Kalshi’s sports, election and entertainment contracts in Nevada for 14 days.
- The ruling followed the Ninth Circuit’s denial of Kalshi’s emergency request on Thursday, which cleared the way for Nevada regulators to seek the order.
- Legal commentators note TROs are not appealable under Nevada law, requiring Kalshi to suspend covered markets in the state during the two-week period.
- Nevada’s Gaming Control Board argues Kalshi is operating unlicensed sports wagering, while Kalshi maintains its event contracts fall under exclusive federal oversight by the CFTC.
- The Nevada action lands the same week Arizona filed 20 criminal counts against Kalshi, even as reports say the company raised over $1 billion at roughly a $22 billion valuation amid surging industry trading volumes.