Federal lawsuit argues event contracts are swaps under U.S. law, not state-level gaming law, deepening a split with states that view the products as illegal gambling Federal regulators are asking a court to block Arizona from applying its gambling laws to prediction market operator Kalshi, arguing that its sports and event contracts are financial derivatives known as swaps. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Justice Department contend that because these contracts pay out based on…
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