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Massachusetts Moves to Block Kalshi Sports Betting
12/9/2025
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Story summary
- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell will seek a judge's order blocking Kalshi from sports bets for state residents.
- This is the first state enforcement action against Kalshi.
- Kalshi has faced cease-and-desist letters from nine other states over unlicensed gambling.
- Kalshi says it operates under the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, not state gaming laws.
- Recent federal rulings in Nevada and Maryland found Kalshi subject to state regulations.
