Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too

• ▪Free Markets Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too A preliminary injunction will keep Kalshi and Polymarket active in the state after a district judge found federal law p
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• ▪Illustration: Fatima Ruiz) In May, Minnesota became the first state in the country to outlaw prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

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• ▪ Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets — Ars Technica
• ▪ Minnesota judge blocks prediction market ban — Washington Examiner
• ▪ Prediction Markets Saved From Minnesota Ban by Last-Minute Ruling — Gizmodo
• ▪ Minnesota Judge Blocks First State Ban on Prediction Markets Like Kalshi and Polymarket — NYT — US
• ▪ Minnesota prediction market ban paused by federal judge days before rollout — The Hill
• ▪ Judge blocks Minnesota’s first-in-nation ban on prediction markets run by Kalshi, Polymarket — New York Post
• ▪ Judge blocks Minnesota's first-in-nation prediction markets ban - Reuters — "site:reuters.com" - Google News
• ▪ Federal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effect — NBC News — Top
• ▪ A federal judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Minnesota from enforcing a newly enacted law that banned prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket (Nate Raymond/Reuters) — Techmeme

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