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Utah files criminal gambling charges against Kalshi and its co-founders

Utah files criminal gambling charges against Kalshi and its co-founders

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The state's attorney general accuses the prediction market of promoting illegal online gambling, one day after federal regulators sued Utah Utah has escalated its fight with Kalshi from a lawsuit to a criminal case. On October 28, Utah Attorney General Derek Brown filed criminal charges against KalshiEX LLC and its two co-founders, CEO Tarek Mansour and COO Luana Lopes Lara. The state accuses the prediction market platform of illegally promoting online gambling. The timing is hard to miss.

Also reported by The Defiant.

Source: Crypto Briefing

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