Kentucky has become the latest battleground in the fight over prediction markets as the CFTC asserts jurisdiction.

The CFTC’s lawsuit comes after Kentucky’s Republican attorney general took aim at Kalshi and Polymarket with separate suits last week.

Kentucky has become the latest battleground in the fight over prediction markets as the CFTC asserts jurisdiction.

The commission has now sued nine states in total in its battle to defend what it sees as its exclusive right to regulate event contracts.

The CFTC sued Kentucky, its ninth state lawsuit since April 2026, to block state actions against prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.

CFTC sued Kentucky on June 23 to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets, after the state moved against CFTC-registered exchanges including Kalshi.

The CFTC has sued Kentucky to block the state’s legal action filed last week against five major prediction markets.

La regolamentazione dei mercati predittivi è al centro della causa federale della CFTC contro il Kentucky per bloccare norme statali.

The CFTC sued Kentucky to block state gaming enforcement against Kalshi and Polymarket, extending its campaign to nine states. The federal agency argues the Commodity Exchange Act…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued nine states to block them from regulating prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

Kentucky is the first Republican-AG state the CFTC has sued, also challenging its 14.25% tax on prediction-market fees.