Federal Court ‘Erred’ in Letting Kalshi Launch Prediction Markets, CFTC Says

“Kalshi has taken the decision as carte blanche to list dozens of election betting contracts, including bets on the outcome of the presidential election, the winner of the popular vote, margins of victory, which state will have the narrowest margin of victory, and bets on numerous other state and federal elections,” the filing said. “Kalshi’s website previews other contracts, including what it refers to as ‘parlays’ (a term used in sports betting) on various election outcomes, as ‘coming soon.'”