New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’
New York sues Kalshi for allegedly running an ‘illegal gambling operation’
纽约起诉 Kalshi，指控其经营“非法赌博业务”
New York is suing Kalshi over claims the prediction market is running “an illegal gambling operation.” In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state’s gaming commission, as reported earlier by CNBC.
纽约州正在起诉预测市场平台 Kalshi，指控其经营“非法赌博业务”。据 CNBC 此前报道，纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯（Letitia James）在诉讼中指控 Kalshi 在未获得州博彩委员会许可的情况下接受投注，违反了州法律。
An investigation from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found Kalshi exposes New York residents “to serious personal and financial risk,” including people under the legal gambling age of 21, the lawsuit alleges. The state asks the court to block Kalshi — which is headquartered in New York — from operating in the state and to pay restitution to customers who placed bets on the platform.
总检察长办公室（OAG）的一项调查发现，Kalshi 使纽约州居民面临“严重的个人和财务风险”，其中包括未满 21 岁法定赌博年龄的人群。纽约州要求法院禁止总部位于纽约的 Kalshi 在该州运营，并要求其向在平台上进行投注的客户支付赔偿金。
New York joins Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, and others in suing Kalshi. Though some states, such as Wisconsin, Illinois, and Rhode Island, have attempted to introduce laws regulating Kalshi and other prediction markets like Polymarket, they have faced pushback from the federal government. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says it has “exclusive jurisdiction” over prediction markets, but many states argue this authority doesn’t apply to sports wagering.
继内华达州、新墨西哥州、亚利桑那州、华盛顿州等地之后，纽约州也加入了起诉 Kalshi 的行列。尽管威斯康星州、伊利诺伊州和罗德岛州等一些州曾试图引入法律来监管 Kalshi 和 Polymarket 等预测市场，但遭到了联邦政府的抵制。美国商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）声称其对预测市场拥有“专属管辖权”，但许多州认为这种权力并不适用于体育博彩。
“It’s sad to see this type of political theater from the leadership in our own state,” Elisabeth Diana, Kalshi’s head of communications, said in an emailed statement to The Verge. “This would also hurt New Yorkers, who would be driven offshore.”
Kalshi 通讯主管伊丽莎白·戴安娜（Elisabeth Diana）在发给《The Verge》的电子邮件声明中表示：“看到我们州领导层上演这种政治闹剧，令人感到悲哀。这最终只会伤害纽约人，迫使他们转向海外平台。”
Beyond state gambling laws, Kalshi has also sparked concerns about insider trading. Earlier this month, ABC News reported that President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator made $100,000 placing bets on Kalshi related to Trump’s speeches.
除了州博彩法问题外，Kalshi 还引发了关于内幕交易的担忧。本月早些时候，美国广播公司新闻（ABC News）报道称，唐纳德·特朗普总统的提词器操作员通过在 Kalshi 上对特朗普的演讲进行投注，获利 10 万美元。