According to legal documents shared by gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach, the Ho-Chunk Nation has moved for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kalshi from offering sports event contracts on the Tribe’s lands for the duration of the lawsuit, arguing that it’s in violation of its State-Tribal Compact.

The lawsuit in question has been filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. It’s centered around the argument that Kalshi’s sports event contracts are not merely financial products but illegal bets that are in violation of both federal law and state constitutions, as well as undermine tribal exclusive gambling rights.

“By making its sports wagering contracts available on the Nation’s Indian Lands and offering for play to the general public the class III game of sports wagering, Kalshi violates the Nation’s Compact, Ordinance, and Gaming Commission regulations, and directly interferes with and impairs the Nation’s sovereign right to regulate gaming on its Indian Lands,” said the the Ho-Chunk Nation in the original lawsuit filings. “While masquerading as novel commodities and futures products, these event contracts are, substantively, nothing more than illegal, unregulated wagers on the outcomes of sporting events.”

Kalshi’s legal battles continue

Kalshi is fighting a war of many fronts, pushing back on lawsuits on similar grounds in Connecticut, California, Ohio, and more. Kalshi has already also been blocked from operating in Nevada, alongside other prediction markets.

This has, in part, led to Kalshi forming a coalition in defence of prediction markets, as the budding sector continues to pick up steam. In the case of the Ho-Chunk Nation’s lawsuit, Kalshi is pushing to have it thrown out entirely, but could be forced to cease operations in the meantime if the injunction is granted.

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The Alameda Police Department followed up on reports of a possible illegal gambling den. After a detailed investigation, officers executed a search warrant at a home in the 600 block of Haight Avenue on September 2.

The searching officers on the scene found and seized slot machines, table games, firearms, ammunition, cash, and drug paraphernalia. The individuals located at the scene were issued citations by the Alameda Police Department, while all the gambling equipment, alleged to be there illegally, was removed from the property.

“The Alameda Police Department remains committed to addressing illegal activity that impacts the safety and quality of life of our community,” the department said in a statement shared to Facebook. “This case remains open and is being followed up by APD’s Investigations Unit.”

A video shared to Facebook as well showed the use of drones as part of the investigation, as well as shots of the machines, gambling paraphernalia, and cash that were seized as part of the operation. At the time of writing, the Alameda Police Department has not how many people were apprehended at the location, what the citations included, or how long the activity was suspected to have taken place.

Crackdown on illegal slot machines across the US

Similar seizures of slot machines and illegal gambling equipment have been seized across the US, with nearly 250 slot machines seized in Florida last month. In a drug bust in San Francisco, several illegal gambling machines were seized, thought to be part of making money for a wider criminal enterprise.

Those convicted of owning or running an illegal slot machine or gambling operation could face property seizures, steep fines, and up to five years in federal prison.

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