State attorneys general expect the rapidly expanding legal battle over sports event prediction markets to reach the U.S. Supreme Court as early as 2027, with several officials saying an impending split among federal appeals courts makes the issue increasingly likely to land before the nation’s highest court.
Speaking last week during a panel at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States’ summer meeting, attorneys general and senior state legal officials said a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Nevada’s case against Kalshi could create the type of circuit split that frequently prompts Supreme Court review.
“I think … probably next term would be a very ripe time for that to take this on,” West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said.