The lawsuits claim prediction market platforms have been offering unlicensed sports gambling in the state while bypassing local regulations.

President Donald Trump has taken the stance that states have no business with firms like Kalshi and Polymarket, and now a staunch GOP state is defying that view.

Kentucky has joined 17 other states in a legal fight against prediction markets, suing five platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, for offering sports event contracts.