Overview
The United States (through the DOJ) and the CFTC sued Kentucky (filed June 23, 2026) to block state enforcement — its ninth suit against a state and, notably, the first against a Republican-controlled state, signaling the campaign is not partisan. The complaint names the Commonwealth, Governor Andrew Beshear, Attorney General Russell Coleman, the Revenue Commissioner, and the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation, and targets the state’s 14.25% excise tax. Pending. (Caption + docket confirmed against the CFTC complaint PDF: E.D. Ky. No. 3:26-cv-00049.)