Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin filed suit against Kalshi and VGW, the gaming platform behind Chumba Casino and Global Poker, in a legal action that extends the state-level regulatory war against prediction markets beyond New York and Utah.
Griffin's complaint against Kalshi mirrors the core argument advanced by other attorneys general: that the company operates an unlicensed gambling business in violation of state law. Kalshi contests that characterisation, maintaining that its contracts fall under federal CFTC jurisdiction and are not subject to state gaming statutes.
The addition of VGW to the same filing is notable. VGW operates sweepstakes-model gaming products and has faced separate regulatory scrutiny in other jurisdictions. Combining the two defendants in a single Arkansas action suggests Griffin is framing this as a broad consumer protection sweep rather than a targeted strike at prediction markets specifically.
Arkansas joins a growing list of states pursuing independent legal action against Kalshi even as federal courts continue to work through preemption questions that could ultimately moot state enforcement efforts. The Second Circuit has not yet ruled on Kalshi's appeal, and the CFTC's own lawsuit against New York adds a third layer of jurisdiction to a dispute that shows no sign of consolidating.
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