When news began surfacing last month that at least one federally recognized Indian tribe had partnered with Kalshi, some tribal representatives questioned the move, and many wondered aloud what a deal would look like.
Now that five tribes — though one seems to be in question — have Kalshi deals, gambling stakeholders are openly questioning what both sides get out of the agreements. And national Indian voices say that just because the deals exist doesn’t mean sports event contracts meet the industry-accepted definition of legal sports betting.
“It’s myopic, it’s short sighted,” tribal attorney Scott Crowell said on a webinar last week.
