Rhode Island Challenges Prediction Markets in Court

Rhode Island has launched legal action against prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket, escalating the growing national dispute over whether sports-related event contracts should be treated as financial products or illegal sports betting. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Rhode Island filed a lawsuit in Superior Court seeking a declaration that sports event contracts offered by the two companies fall under the state’s gambling laws. The filing also seeks to block the platforms from continuing to offer sports-related contracts to Rhode […] The post Rhode Island Challenges Prediction Markets in Court appeared first on World Casino News.

May 25, 2026 - 08:00
Rhode Island Challenges Prediction Markets in Court

Rhode Island has launched legal action against prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket, escalating the growing national dispute over whether sports-related event contracts should be treated as financial products or illegal sports betting. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Rhode Island filed a lawsuit in Superior Court seeking a declaration that sports event contracts offered by the two companies fall under the state’s gambling laws. The filing also seeks to block the platforms from continuing to offer sports-related contracts to Rhode […]

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