Utah Attorney General sues Kalshi, seeking disgorgement of profits from allegedly illegal event contracts
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Utah Attorney General sues Kalshi and other companies, and seeks disgorgement of profits from allegedly illegal event contracts.
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Utah Attorney General sues Kalshi, seeking disgorgement of its profits
BlockBeats reports,October 21, Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced a lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi, its affiliates, and Susquehanna trading companies, alleging that these companies have assisted illegal activities in Utah since 2024.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Brown said Utah officials had petitioned the court to require the companies concerned to return approximately 30000000 to 60000000 USD in profits obtained through allegedly illegal event contracts. The Utah Attorney General alleges that Kalshi illegally provided services to more than 32000 users in the state, causing significant losses.September, the appellate court again denied Kalshi's request for an injunction to prevent the platform from continuing operations during the appeal.
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/372837
Key points
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BlockBeats states that October 21, Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced a lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi, its affiliates, and Susquehanna trading companies.
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The lawsuit alleges that the companies concerned have assisted illegal activities in Utah since 2024.
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Derek Brown said on Tuesday that Utah officials had petitioned the court to require the companies concerned to return approximately 30000000 to 60000000 USD in profits from allegedly illegal event contracts.
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The Utah Attorney General alleges that Kalshi illegally provided services to more than 32000 users in the state, causing significant losses.
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The report states that September, the appellate court denied Kalshi's request for an injunction to prevent the platform from continuing operations during the appeal.
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This is a legal action against a prediction market platform. The Utah Attorney General believes that certain event contracts provided by companies such as Kalshi constitute illegal activities and has therefore not only filed a lawsuit but also sought recovery of the relevant profits. These are all allegations and applications in the report, rather than final conclusions already confirmed by a court.
Why it matters to readers
The case may affect whether Kalshi can provide services in Utah and whether the companies concerned must return profits alleged to have been obtained through the contracts at issue.
Beginners should distinguish between “being sued, accused, or subject to a disgorgement application” and “a court having already ruled the conduct illegal”; the current text only states that the regulator has taken legal action.
Risks and unknowns
The original text does not provide the complaint, case number, or court documents, so the specific requests cannot be independently verified.
The relevant allegations are not shown in the text to have received a final court determination.
Kalshi The specific names of the affiliates and Susquehanna trading companies were not disclosed.
The text does not provide responses from Kalshi, its affiliates, or the Susquehanna trading companies.
The specific amount and calculation method for the “significant losses” are not stated.
September The specific court, date, and full content of the ruling are not stated.
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The October 21 and September in the text do not specify years.
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