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State Court Sides With Gaming Board On Friday, March 29, a #Nevada state judge extended a temporary ban on Kalshi’s sports event contracts, reinforcing the state’s position that these products amount to unlicensed gambling.
State Court Sides With Gaming Board
On Friday, March 29, a Nevada state judge extended a temporary ban on #Kalshi ’s sports event contracts, reinforcing the state’s position that these products amount to unlicensed gambling. Judge Jason Woodbury of the First Judicial District Court granted the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s (NGCB) request for a preliminary injunction, ensuring that Kalshi remains barred from offering sports-related prediction markets in the state until at least April 17. This decision follows a temporary restraining order issued on March 20 and extends it by two weeks to finalize the language of the injunction.
The #NGCB has maintained that Kalshi’s contracts—allowing users to buy and sell positions on outcomes like baseball games—are fundamentally indistinguishable from traditional sports bets offered by state-licensed gaming platforms. Judge Woodbury echoed this view in his ruling, stating that purchasing a contract on a sporting event via Kalshi is “indistinguishable” from placing a wager at a Nevada sportsbook. Mike Dreitzer, chairman of the NGCB, publicly backed the ruling and reiterated the board’s commitment to enforcing local gaming laws, which require explicit licensing for all wagering activities.
The temporary restraining order, first granted on March 20, was extended for two additional weeks to allow time for finalizing the injunction's language.
Kalshi’s “Swaps” Argument Falls Flat
Kalshi has argued that its event contracts are not bets but rather financial derivatives—specifically “swaps”—that fall under federal oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The company contends that its platform facilitates trading on real-world events in the same way that financial exchanges allow speculation on commodity prices or interest rates. However, Judge Woodbury rejected this defense outright, concluding that under Nevada law, these products constitute unlicensed gambling regardless of their classification as swaps at the federal level.
This marks the first time a state has secured an active court-enforced ban against Kalshi.
On paper, CFTC oversight might appear sufficient for platforms like Kalshi to operate nationwide—but in practice, state-level gaming regulations can override federal interpretations when it comes to what counts as gambling within their borders. This legal friction is now playing out most visibly in Nevada, home to America’s largest regulated betting industry.
Injunction Extends Restraining Order Timeline
The preliminary injunction will keep Kalshi’s ban in effect through at least April 17 as lawyers finalize its wording. The original temporary restraining order was issued on March 20 and specifically targeted contracts tied to baseball games and other sporting events. The scope of Judge Woodbury’s order also includes entertainment and election-based markets—meaning Nevada residents cannot legally trade positions on outcomes like award shows or political races via Kalshi without proper licensing.
According to coindesk.com, this legal action comes as state regulators increasingly scrutinize event-based prediction markets. Last month, Utah lawmakers passed their own bill aimed at both Kalshi and Polymarket, defining proposition-style bets on in-game events as gambling under state law—a move that signals growing legislative momentum against such platforms beyond Nevada.
CFTC and Nevada Remain at Odds
The ongoing legal battle highlights a deepening divide between federal regulators and state authorities over how to classify event-based contracts. While the CFTC—currently led by Chairman Mike Selig—has sided with prediction market providers like Kalshi in federal appeals courts and even filed amicus briefs supporting their position earlier this year, states like Nevada remain adamant that such activity constitutes gambling requiring local licensure. This regulatory clash leaves companies operating across multiple states facing significant compliance uncertainty.
Market observers have noted that while some states are moving aggressively to close perceived loopholes exploited by prediction markets, others have yet to take concrete action—creating an uneven landscape for companies like Kalshi. It’s unclear whether other jurisdictions will follow Nevada and Utah’s lead or wait for further guidance from federal courts or agencies.
For now, Kalshi faces an uphill battle if it hopes to resume operations in Nevada without first securing a gaming license—a process that could take months or longer depending on regulatory hurdles.
What still needs confirmation
It remains unclear whether the preliminary injunction against Kalshi, set to be finalized after the temporary restraining order expires on April 17, will include any modifications to the current ban or continue to block all sports, entertainment, and election-related contracts for Nevada residents; if the finalized injunction maintains the full scope of the ban, Kalshi will remain unable to offer these contracts in Nevada immediately following April 17.

A Nevada court has extended its ban on sports-related contracts offered by Kalshi, a move that could have broader implications for prediction markets and even parts of the crypto trading ecosystem.
At first glance, this may look like a localized regulatory dispute. In reality, it touches a much bigger question: where is the line between trading and gambling?
What Happened
The Nevada Gaming Control Board argues that Kalshi’s event based contracts function as unlicensed sports betting. These contracts allow users to trade on outcomes like game results, turning real-world events into tradable positions.
The court initially issued a temporary restriction. Now, that ban has been extended, preventing Kalshi from offering new sports-related markets in Nevada while the case continues.
Kalshi’s Position
Kalshi isn’t backing down.
The platform maintains that it operates under federal oversight from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and that its products are financial instruments, not bets.
From its perspective, users are not gambling. They are trading probabilities, similar to derivatives markets.
Why This Matters for Traders
This case goes beyond one platform.
Prediction markets sit in a gray zone that looks increasingly similar to:
Crypto derivativesPerpetual futuresEvent-based trading narratives
That overlap is exactly why this ruling matters.
If regulators classify these products as gambling, it could:
Limit how event based markets are structuredIncrease scrutiny on similar financial productsCreate stricter boundaries around what qualifies as “trading”
The Bigger Regulatory Signal
Nevada is one of the most mature betting markets in the US. Its stance is clear: if it looks like sports betting, it should be regulated like sports betting.
But at the federal level, the argument is different.
The involvement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission brings this into a broader conversation, one that also overlaps with crypto regulation. The same questions around classification, jurisdiction, and product design are already playing out in digital asset markets.
What Comes Next
This case could shape how prediction markets evolve:
If states win, expect a fragmented system with strict local rulesIf federal authority prevails, prediction markets could expand more freelyEither way, regulatory clarity is coming closer
Bottom Line
This isn’t just about Kalshi.
It’s about how regulators define the future of trading itself.
As the gap between traditional finance, prediction markets, and crypto continues to narrow, cases like this will play a key role in deciding what’s allowed and what isn’t.
For traders, the takeaway is simple:
Regulation is evolving and anything that looks like a market will eventually be treated like one.
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Рынки предсказаний установили новый рекорд в марте: количество транзакций превысило 191 млн — это на 2 838% больше, чем за аналогичный период прошлого года.
По данным аналитиеской платформы Dune, месячный номинальный объем торгов на рынках предсказаний достиг примерно $23,7 млрд в марте — против $1,9 млрд год назад. Показатель пока на 12% ниже январского рекорда, однако динамика роста говорит сама за себя.
Аналитическая компания TRM Labs опубликовала доклад, в котором связывает этот рост с тремя ключевыми факторами: расширением доступности платформ, позитивными изменениями в регуляторной среде и появлением котировок рынков предсказаний в Google Finance и ведущих СМИ. По оценке компании, рынки предсказаний превратились в инструмент мониторинга геополитических и макроэкономических событий в режиме реального времени.
Политика вытесняет крипту
Рынки предсказаний позволяют пользователям торговать контрактами на исходы будущих событий. Платформы всё активнее используют блокчейн-инфраструктуру и стейблкоины для расчетов — это один из наиболее убедительных примеров реального применения децентрализованных технологий.
Характерная тенденция марта — смещение интереса от криптовалютной тематики к политике и геополитике. TRM Labs фиксирует, что геополитические события, американская политика и решения в области макроэкономики формируют основную часть объема торгов, тогда как контракты на события, связанные с криптовалютами, занимают всё меньшую долю. По данным Polymarket, пятерка контрактов с наибольшим объемом торгов по состоянию на 30 марта — это ставки на кандидатов от крупнейших американских партий на президентские выборы 2028 года и на то, останется ли премьер-министр Израиля Биньямин Нетаньяху (Benjamin Netanyahu) у власти до конца года.
Регуляторное давление и вопрос манипуляций
Параллельно с ростом отрасль сталкивается с усиливающимся вниманием со стороны властей. Платформы обвиняют в инсайдерской торговле и нарушении законодательства об азартных играх. В марте Kalshi и Polymarket объявили о введении торговых ограничений — в тот же день американские законодатели представили двухпартийный законопроект о запрете контрактов, напоминающих «казино».
TRM Labs считает, что дальнейший рост сектора будет определяться тем, насколько эффективно платформы справятся с угрозой манипуляций и обеспечат целостность рынков. По прогнозу аналитиков, при увеличении ликвидности и расширении базы участников рынки предсказаний способны стать полноценной инфраструктурой для агрегирования информации и оценки рисков — наряду с традиционными аналитическими инструментами или даже в конкуренции с ними.
Март зафиксировал ключевой структурный сдвиг: рынки предсказаний перестают восприниматься как нишевый инструмент и выходят на уровень, где их котировки начинают влиять на информационную повестку. Соотношение между реальным весом таких рынков и их регуляторным статусом остается главным вопросом для индустрии на ближайшие месяцы.
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