QCX LLC (d/b/a Polymarket US) v. Campbell

Stayed pending the Kalshi appeal; enforcement standstill1st Cir.Platform v. State

Docket last checked September 25, 2026. Snapshot — not legal advice.

As of September 25, 2026, the legality of prediction markets in Massachusetts is unresolved — litigation is ongoing with no final ruling yet. Massachusetts status and cases →

Overview

Polymarket US’s exchange entity sued the Attorney General, the five Gaming Commission members and its executive director on February 9, 2026, three days after the Suffolk Superior Court entered its preliminary injunction against Kalshi. It never filed its injunction motion. The parties negotiated instead, and on March 5, 2026 Judge William G. Young entered their joint stipulation and administratively closed the case until Kalshi has exhausted its state appellate rights on that injunction.

The stipulation’s terms: the Attorney General will bring no civil or criminal enforcement action over the sports event contracts Polymarket US lists until at least 14 days after the stay ends, and the Commission members, who represented that they cannot bring enforcement actions without the Attorney General’s approval, were dismissed without prejudice. If the Supreme Judicial Court decides Kalshi’s appeal on direct review, the stay ends when it issues its opinion. Novig’s Massachusetts suit was stayed on the same condition five months later. (Terms read from the stipulation, ECF No. 21.)

Changes

Logged September 25, 2026

Timeline

February 9, 2026

QCX LLC (Polymarket US) sues the Massachusetts Attorney General and Gaming Commission for declaratory and injunctive relief.

March 5, 2026

Judge Young enters the parties’ stipulation, dismisses the Commission defendants without prejudice and administratively closes the case until Kalshi exhausts its state appellate rights.

What's next: No activity until the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decides the Kalshi appeal. Within 14 days after the stay ends the parties will propose a briefing schedule for any injunction motion.

Parties

Plaintiffs

  • QCX LLC d/b/a Polymarket US

Defendants

  • Andrea Joy Campbell (Massachusetts Attorney General)
  • Jordan Maynard, Eileen O’Brien, Bradford R. Hill, Nakisha Skinner, Paul Brodeur and Dean Serpa (Massachusetts Gaming Commission; dismissed without prejudice March 2026)
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