KalshiEX LLC v. Hendrick

Injunction granted, then dissolved9th Cir.Kalshi v. State

Last updated August 16, 2026. Snapshot — not legal advice.

Overview

Nevada’s federal track, and the case most often garbled in summaries of this fight. Kalshi won a preliminary injunction against Nevada in April 2025 — an early platform victory — and then the same judge dissolved that injunction in November 2025, finding Kalshi unlikely to establish that its contracts are "swaps." The reversal is what makes Nevada a genuine swing state rather than a straightforwardly hostile one, and it runs alongside the separate state-court geofencing matter. (Docket number and the dissolution date are secondary-sourced from a published case report and a citation in the August 2026 Utah decision; not docket-confirmed, so the caption is best-supported rather than verified.)

Timeline

April 2025

Kalshi wins a preliminary injunction against Nevada gaming regulators.

November 2025

The same court dissolves the injunction, finding Kalshi unlikely to show its contracts are "swaps."

What's next: Verify current docket status; the state-court geofencing matter proceeds separately.

Parties

Plaintiffs

  • KalshiEX LLC

Defendants

  • Nevada gaming regulators
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