New Jersey cannot regulate Kalshi’s prediction market, federal appeals court rules
Apr 06, 2026
Commodity Futures Trading Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over sports event contracts, a ‘big win’ for KalshiSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA federal appeals court ruled on Monday that New Jersey gaming regulators cannot prevent Kalshi from all
owing people in the state to use its prediction market to place financial bets on the outcome of sporting events.A three-judge panel of the Philadelphia-based third US circuit court of appeals ruled 2-1 in finding that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the sports-related event contracts that Kalshi allows people to trade on its platform. Continue reading... ...read more read less