CFTC Emergency Order Kalshi Stays Open To Texas Bettors

CFTC Emergency Order Kalshi Stays Open To Texas Bettors

The CFTC invoked Section 8a(9) emergency power Aug. 11 to keep Kalshi’s exchange operating nationwide. New York’s suit seeks at least $36 billion from Kalshi, an exchange whose publicly reported valuation is $22 billion. Texas is not among the nine states the CFTC has sued over event-contract enforcement. A Texas Senate committee is studying the … Read more

Novig Just Opened for Business in Texas. No One in the State Can Turn It Off

Novig Opens Texas Trading On An Exchange It Owns

Novig went live Aug. 4 in every state except Arizona, Michigan and Nevada, Texas included. Ludlow Exchange LLC, which Novig owns, won CFTC designation as a contract market on June 16. No Texas agency licenses Ludlow Exchange, reviews the contracts it lists or can switch it off. Texas Penal Code Section 47.02 makes a bet … Read more