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“All Bets Are Off” as Washington Judge Orders Kalshi to Halt Operations

A judge has issued a final order requiring KalshiEX (Kalshi) to suspend many of its Washington operations after concluding that Kalshi likely violated the Washington Gambling Act and the Consumer Protection Act. The order requires Kalshi to stop offering, accepting, or facilitating wagers on sports, elections, politics, entertainment, tech, and science, or mentions in Washington…

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Washington AG Brown Leads Multistate Coalition to Freeze Alaska Energy Development

Washington AG Nick Brown is leading a coalition alongside 13 other AGs in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump Administration’s authorization of an oil and gas program to develop the Coastal Plain area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The amicus briefs have been filed in three separate lawsuits…

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Washington Calls Kalshi’s Wager

Washington AG Nick Brown sued KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi), alleging its online “prediction market” platform operates as an illegal gambling business under Washington law. According to the complaint, Kalshi allegedly markets prohibited online sports wagers and other “event contracts” to Washingtonians on topics ranging from NFL games to measles case counts, while rebranding gambling as a…

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Washington AG Secures $7M Deal over Deceptive Senior Housing Practices

Washington AG Nick Brown reached a $7 million settlement with FPI Management, several property owners, and related entities to resolve allegations that they violated the Consumer Protection Act through deceptive senior-housing practices. The consent decree addresses claims that the companies misled tenants by creating the impression that rents were based on tenants’ personal income, when…

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