Federal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effect
Tech NewsFederal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effectThe ruling follows lawsuits from the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Polymarket and Kalshi.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00State capitol building in St. Michael Siluk / UCG/Universal Images Group via GShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 5:53 PM EDTBy Samantha ElkinsA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction pausing Minnesota’s first-of-its-kind prediction market ban Monday, days before it was slated to go into effect. The ruling comes after the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with Kalshi and Polymarket US, filed lawsuits responding to the law, which was scheduled to go into effect Aug.
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- ▪Michael Siluk / UCG/Universal Images Group via GShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 5:53 PM EDTBy Samantha ElkinsA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction pausing Minnesota’s first-of-its-kind prediction market ban Monday, days
- ▪The ruling comes after the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with Kalshi and Polymarket US, filed lawsuits responding to the law, which was scheduled to go into effect Aug.
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Tech NewsFederal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effectThe ruling follows lawsuits from the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Polymarket and Kalshi.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00State capitol building in St. Paul, MN. Michael Siluk / UCG/Universal Images Group via GShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 5:53 PM EDTBy Samantha ElkinsA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction pausing Minnesota’s first-of-its-kind prediction market ban Monday, days before it was slated to go into effect. The ruling comes after the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with Kalshi and Polymarket US, filed lawsuits responding to the law, which was scheduled to go into effect Aug.
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