A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block a lower-court ruling allowing Americans to bet on the outcome of the 2024 congressional elections.
The CFTC had barred KalshiEx from listing its congressional contracts on the exchange, which the commission regulates, on the ground that they would violate the laws of many states that ban gambling on elections.
But a judge in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., ruled last month that the CFTC had erred in finding that KalshiEx's congressional contracts involved gaming or gambling.
That ruling was in effect for only about eight hours before the D.C. appeals court stayed it at the request of the CFTC.
That administrative stay was lifted in Wednesday's ruling.
Persons:
Patricia Millett, Millett
Organizations:
U.S, Capitol, federal, Futures, Commission, CFTC, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Washington , D.C, CNBC
Locations:
Washington ,, U.S