Kalshi faces federal injunction over sports contracts on California tribal lands

Kalshi has been barred from offering sports-event contracts on the lands of two California tribes after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction in a dispute over whether the platform’s contracts violate tribal gaming laws. Summary A federal judge has barred Kalshi sports-event contracts on specified California tribal lands through preliminary relief. Blue Lake Rancheria and Chicken Ranch Rancheria must submit boundary maps to Kalshi by November 13. Kalshi must report its compliance steps within 21 days of the November 4 court order. The Ninth Circuit previously found the tribes likely to succeed under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Arkansas and Utah have pursued separate gambling-related cases against Kalshi, which disputes their regulatory positions. In a November 4 court order, U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled in favor of Blue Lake Rancheria and the Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. The injunction applies to sports contracts offered on the tribes’ Indian lands, including those covering football, basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis and Ultimate Fighting Championship events. The ruling requires the tribes to provide Kalshi with maps showing th...