Prediction market Kalshi has taken legal action against state officials in Utah, filing a federal lawsuit to block what it says are imminent efforts to enforce the state’s anti-gambling laws against the platform.
The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Utah on Monday, names Gov. Spencer Cox, Attorney General Derek Brown, and other state officials, alleging that recent comments by leaders signal an imminent crackdown on Kalshi’s business.
The suit singled out Cox and Brown for anti-prediction market comments they have made in the past. “Just last week, the Governor said, ‘I think you’re going to see 50 states suing these guys in one way or another,’ and that businesses like Kalshi are ‘illegal in Utah and will continue to be so,’” the suit read.
