TLDR Nevada’s Gaming Control Board asked a court to hold Kalshi in contempt for ignoring an order to block state users from trading Nevada is seeking penalties of at least $120,000 per day Kalshi remains non-compliant Kalshi is using an IP-address-based system to restrict Nevada users, which the state says is unreliable California joined a 37-state coalition filing an amicus brief against Kalshi in the Ohio case at the Sixth Circuit Both Nevada AG Aaron Ford and California AG Rob Bonta have personal political stakes in the outcome
Nevada and California are stepping up their legal battles against prediction market platform Kalshi, with court filings and coalition efforts putting new pressure on the company.
Nevada Moves Toward Contempt
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board filed a request on Friday asking the state’s First Judicial District Court to hold Kalshi in contempt. The board says Kalshi has failed to comply with a court order requiring it to block Nevada users from trading sports, entertainment, and election contracts on its platform.
The original order was issued on April 3. An amended version followed on May 18. Kalshi has not complied with either, according to the state.
Nevada is asking for penalties of at least $120,000 for each day Kalshi stays out of compliance. That figure comes directly from court filings.
Kalshi responded to the initial order by blocking users based on IP addresses. The state says that approach is not enough. Court filings describe the method as unreliable, noting that IP addresses are “notoriously” inaccurate for pinpointing user location.
The state wants geofencing, a standard practice in the US gambling industry that restricts access at the jurisdiction level rather than by individual user. Kalshi has resisted geofencing, citing the cost and federal rules requiring open access to all US users.
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