Legal tracker / Kalshi consumer class action (illegal sportsbook)
Case · as of Oct 15, 2026
Kalshi consumer class action (illegal sportsbook)
Pending Pending — consolidated
Consumers allege Kalshi operates an unlawful sports-gambling platform posing as a prediction market, asserting state gambling, consumer-protection and unjust-enrichment claims for a nationwide class and state subclasses. Three actions were consolidated before Judge Jennifer L. Rochon under a February 2026 stipulation setting deadlines for a consolidated complaint and a motion to compel arbitration. No ruling on arbitration or the merits located.
Case record last checked against its sources on Feb 9, 2026.
| Case | In re Kalshi Sports Prediction Market Litigation |
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Docket | 1:25-cv-08585-JLR (lead; consolidated with 1:25-cv-09913 and 1:26-cv-00317) |
| Filed | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Type | Class action |
| Companies | Kalshi |
| Other side | Putative nationwide class of Kalshi users (Yee, Pelayo and Hallman plaintiffs) |
| Last action | Feb 9, 2026: Stipulation to consolidate filed, setting consolidated complaint (Mar. 24) and arbitration-motion (Apr. 21) deadlines. |
History
Newest first.
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | Consolidation stipulation filed. |
| Nov 26, 2025 | Seven-plaintiff nationwide class action filed (Pelayo; later consolidated). |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Yee v. KalshiEX filed (lead case). |
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Kalshi consumer class action (illegal sportsbook): questions
What is the status of Kalshi consumer class action (illegal sportsbook)?
Pending — consolidated. Consumers allege Kalshi operates an unlawful sports-gambling platform posing as a prediction market, asserting state gambling, consumer-protection and unjust-enrichment claims for a nationwide class and state subclasses. Three actions were consolidated before Judge Jennifer L. Rochon under a February 2026 stipulation setting deadlines for a consolidated complaint and a motion to compel arbitration. No ruling on arbitration or the merits located.
What happened most recently in Kalshi consumer class action (illegal sportsbook)?
Feb 9, 2026: Stipulation to consolidate filed, setting consolidated complaint (Mar. 24) and arbitration-motion (Apr. 21) deadlines.
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