Civil Litigation
Nov. 6, 2026
Judge blocks Kalshi sports betting contracts on tribal lands
A federal judge reversed her earlier ruling and granted two California tribes a preliminary injunction against Kalshi after the 9th Circuit found they were likely to succeed in their challenge to the company's sports-related event contracts.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted a preliminary injunction preventing Kalshi Inc. from offering any sports-related "event contracts" on land belonging to a group of Native American tribes that sued the company, alleging it runs an unauthorized gambling operation on their land.
The judge initially denied the motion before a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel sent the case back to her.
The company, represented by Milbank LLP and Farella Brau...
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