{"id":3667170,"date":"2026-04-20T14:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=3667170"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:35:58","slug":"supreme-court-might-decide-future-of-kalshi-sport-event-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/legal\/2026\/supreme-court-might-decide-future-of-kalshi-sport-event-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Might Decide Future of Kalshi Sport Event Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kalshi.com\/\">Kalshi<\/a>\u2019s battle with state governments over its sports-related event contracts may be headed for the Supreme Court, Fortune <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/04\/20\/kalshi-supreme-court-sports-betting-prediction-markets\/\">reported<\/a> Monday (April 20).<\/p><div\r\n\tid=\"article-paywall-overlay\"\r\n\tclass=\"d-none\"\r\n>\r\n\t<div id=\"article-paywall-content\" 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If that happens, it is likely the issue would head for the Supreme Court, the report said, citing gaming industry lawyers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the New Jersey case, the Third Circuit ruled that Kalshi\u2019s offerings are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/legal\/2026\/appeals-court-rules-cftc-has-exclusive-jurisdiction-over-event-contracts\/\">event contracts<\/a> that are classified as swaps under federal law, making them subject to the oversight of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/\">Commodity Futures Trading Commission<\/a> (CFTC), and that the company\u2019s status as a swap operator means the federal government\u2019s oversight of it takes precedence over state agencies\u2019 powers, per the report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Nevada case, Ninth Circuit judges appeared to favor the arguments of the state government over those of Kalshi, the report said. The court is set to rule on its case within weeks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the Ninth Circuit rules in favor of the state of Nevada, it will create the sort of split between circuits that could result in the Supreme Court hearing a case on the issue, according to the report.<\/p><div id=\"pymnt-1910327567\" class=\"pymnt-content pymnt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p><script async type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"dianomi_context_script\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dianomi.com\/js\/contextfeed.js\"><\/script> \r\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"4329\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PYMNTS reported in December 2025 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/markets\/2025\/prediction-markets-become-flash-point-between-federal-and-state-regulators\/\">prediction markets<\/a> are the latest flash point between federal and state regulators. 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