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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said he is confident prediction markets can withstand mounting political and legal pressure, pushing back against New York’s lawsuit against the company.
Speaking about the case, Mansour criticized the state’s action as an attempt to block innovation rather than enforce existing law. He also rejected New York’s characterization of Kalshi as an unregulated betting platform.
Mansour attacks New York lawsuit
Mansour said the legal challenge follows a familiar pattern for industries facing disruption.
> “This is the same playbook you see any time a legacy industry gets disrupted,” Mansour said during an appearance on CNBC’s _Squawk Box_.
He added: “First they litigate. Then they try to legislate. Eventually they will come around to the fact that consumer demand isn’t going anywhere.”
According to the source report, Mansour’s remarks were aimed at New York’s lawsuit against Kalshi, which he said is designed to stifle innovation.
Why the dispute matters for prediction markets
The broader fight centers on how prediction market platforms are viewed by regulators and policymakers. The source describes prediction markets as platforms where users can wager on future events, including election news, sporting events, and the weather.
That makes the New York case notable beyond one state, because it touches on whether platforms such as Kalshi will continue facing efforts to restrict or ban their operations. For readers following prediction markets, the immediate takeaway is that Kalshi is publicly signaling it plans to fight those challenges rather than retreat from them.
What remains unclear from the source report is the precise legal basis of New York’s claims, as well as the next procedural step in the case.
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Source: As reported by washingtonexaminer.com.
