阿肯色州总检察长起诉预测市场Kalshi 指控其经营非法赌博
11月4日，阿肯色州总检察长蒂姆·格里芬在小石城宣布，已对预测市场平台Kalshi提起诉讼，指控其在该州经营非法赌博。被告为KalshiEX有限责任公司与Kalshi公司。格里芬在声明中说，Kalshi让用户就选举、真人秀竞赛与橄榄球比赛等几乎任何事项的结果下注，这实质上就是赌博，而在无监管的平台上赌博为阿肯色州法律所禁止。
格里芬指控Kalshi违反阿肯色州《反欺诈贸易行为法》，州政府寻求的救济包括赔偿、罚款、税款与禁令。他表示，Kalshi并非看不到其平台给用户带来的真实风险，包括过度下注、经济损失、抑郁及其他心理健康损害，该平台设有自我排除工具、存款限额与投注间歇等与赌博运营商相关的功能，也推广赌博成瘾求助资源。
Kalshi方面此前在其他诉讼中坚称，其事件合约属于受商品期货交易委员会监管的衍生品，不受州赌博法约束。阿肯色州由此加入越来越多对预测市场采取法律行动的州的行列。
（来源：阿肯色州总检察长办公室）
Arkansas Attorney General Sues Prediction Market Kalshi, Alleging Illegal Gambling
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced in Little Rock on Nov. 4 that he has filed a lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi, alleging it operates illegal gambling in the state. The defendants are KalshiEX LLC and Kalshi Inc. In a statement, Griffin said Kalshi allows consumers to wager on the outcome of elections, reality competition shows, football games and much more, which is gambling, and gambling on an unregulated platform is prohibited by Arkansas law.
Griffin alleges violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and the relief sought includes restitution, penalties, taxes and injunctive relief. He said Kalshi is not blind to the real risks its platform presents to users, including excessive wagering, financial losses, depression and other mental health harms, noting the platform offers self-exclusion tools, deposit limits and trading breaks commonly associated with gambling operators and promotes gambling addiction resources.
Kalshi has previously argued in other lawsuits that its event contracts are derivatives regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and therefore not subject to state gambling laws. Arkansas joins a growing list of states taking legal action against prediction markets.
(Source: Arkansas Attorney General)
来源：阿肯色州总检察长办公室
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