Ludlow Exchange LLC (Novig) v. Brown

Filed; no ruling9th Cir.Platform v. State

Docket last checked September 22, 2026. Snapshot — not legal advice.

As of September 25, 2026, Washington has a restriction on prediction-market platforms currently in effect. Washington status and cases →

Overview

Novig’s Washington suit, filed August 2026 against the Attorney General and the five members of the State Gambling Commission, pleaded as a federal-question challenge to the constitutionality of the state statutes. It is the most crowded venue on this tracker: Novig filed a notice of related cases pointing at Crypto.com’s suit against the same defendants (No. 2:26-cv-02579) and Robinhood Derivatives’ earlier suit against the same Commission (No. 3:26-cv-05311), and Washington’s own enforcement action against Kalshi is running alongside. No substantive ruling has issued; the docket to date is appearances and pro hac vice admissions.

Timeline

August 2026

Novig sues Washington’s Attorney General and Gambling Commission, noticing Crypto.com’s and Robinhood’s parallel suits as related.

What's next: Awaiting a responsive pleading. Two related prediction-market cases against the same defendants are already before this court, and Crypto.com’s has been stayed pending the Ninth Circuit.

Parties

Plaintiffs

  • Ludlow Exchange, LLC d/b/a Novig

Defendants

  • Nicholas W. Brown (Washington Attorney General)
  • Tina Griffin, Sarah Lawson, Alicia Levy, Michael Charles and Noah Skartvedt (Washington State Gambling Commission)
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