Federal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effect

• ▪Tech NewsFederal judge blocks Minnesota’s prediction market ban days before it takes effectThe ruling follows lawsuits from the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Polymarket and Kalshi.Listen to this article with
• ▪Michael Siluk / UCG/Universal Images Group via GShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 27, 2026, 5:53 PM EDTBy Samantha ElkinsA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction pausing Minnesota’s first-of-its-kind prediction market ban Monday, days
• ▪The ruling comes after the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with Kalshi and Polymarket US, filed lawsuits responding to the law, which was scheduled to go into effect Aug.

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• ▪ Judge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction markets — Ars Technica
• ▪ Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too — Reason.com
• ▪ Minnesota judge blocks prediction market ban — Washington Examiner
• ▪ Prediction Markets Saved From Minnesota Ban by Last-Minute Ruling — Gizmodo
• ▪ Minnesota Judge Blocks First State Ban on Prediction Markets Like Kalshi and Polymarket — NYT — US
• ▪ Minnesota prediction market ban paused by federal judge days before rollout — The Hill
• ▪ Judge blocks Minnesota’s first-in-nation ban on prediction markets run by Kalshi, Polymarket — New York Post
• ▪ Judge blocks Minnesota's first-in-nation prediction markets ban - Reuters — Google News
• ▪ A federal judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Minnesota from enforcing a newly enacted law that banned prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket (Nate Raymond/Reuters) — Techmeme

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