美国犹他州于周三正式对预测市场运营商Kalshi及其两名高管提起重罪诉讼，指控其违反该州禁止赌博的法律 1。被告包括Kalshi公司本身、CEO Tarek Mansour以及COO Luana Lopes Lara 1。检方提出的指控共计14项，其中13项为重罪，指控内容涉及违反犹他州禁止赌博法规，另有1项罪名指向从非法活动中获利 1。
犹他州总检察长Derek Brown在声明中强调，将此类业务称为“预测市场”并不能改变其本质，且联邦注册资格并不能使该公司凌驾于法律之上 1。这一起诉行动发生在此前数月一名联邦法官驳回Kalshi试图阻止犹他州执行反赌博法的请求之后 1。尽管面临州级执法压力，Kalshi方面坚持认为其业务完全属于联邦管辖范围，不受各州赌博法约束 1。
针对此次指控，Kalshi回应称这是“疯狂的过度行为”，并承诺将通过法律途径予以制止，正如该公司此前在亚利桑那州所采取的行动一样 1。目前，此类监管冲突已蔓延至约20个州，形成了碎片化的法律格局 1。分析师预计，关于新兴预测市场的监管权之争——即州权与联邦权的界限问题——最终将由美国最高法院作出裁决 1。
The State of Utah has filed felony charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its two co-founders, alleging violations of state laws prohibiting gambling. 1 The indictment names Kalshi Chief Executive Tarek Mansour and Chief Operating Officer Luana Lopes Lara as defendants in the case brought by the Utah Attorney General's Office on Wednesday. 1 Prosecutors have charged the company with 13 counts of violating Utah’s anti-gambling statutes and one count of profiting from illegal activity. 1
Utah Attorney General Derek Brown stated that labeling the service as a "prediction market" does not change its fundamental nature, emphasizing that federal registration does not exempt a company from state law. 1 In response, Kalshi dismissed the charges as "crazy overreach" and vowed to stop the prosecution in court, citing a similar legal strategy previously employed in Arizona. 1 The company maintains that prediction markets fall entirely under federal jurisdiction and are not subject to state gambling regulations. 1
This criminal filing follows a federal judge’s decision several months ago to reject Kalshi’s request to block Utah from enforcing its anti-gambling laws. 1 The case represents an escalation in the conflict between state authorities and the federal government regarding the regulation of emerging prediction markets. 1 Legal analysts suggest that disputes over jurisdiction, which have already spread to approximately 20 states creating a fragmented legal landscape, may ultimately require resolution by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1
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