Nevada is preparing to restart enforcement against Kalshi next week, setting up another fast-moving court test over sports event contracts. In a Feb. 6 status report to the Ninth Circuit, the Nevada Attorney General’s Office said it plans to file a civil enforcement action in state court on Feb. 17.
Nevada says the pause became a growth window
Nevada’s message is that it waited long enough. The state told the court that Kalshi asked for a delay while it sought relief, but continued expanding and promoting its sports markets during the pause. Nevada argues that continuing to hold back would effectively give Kalshi the stay it wanted without a judge ordering one.
The state also emphasized that no court order currently blocks Nevada from enforcing its gaming laws against the product. Its filing is meant to force the dispute back into a forum where Nevada has already tried to win quick shutdown orders.
A wider enforcement playbook, with fewer targets left
Nevada pointed out that other platforms, including Robinhood and Crypto.com, stopped offering sports contracts in the state while their legal fights continue. Nevada’s filing says Kalshi is now the only major prediction market still operating there, which sharpens the state’s “uneven rules” argument.
Nevada also leaned on Kalshi’s scale, including the platform’s own confirming public claims around huge Super Bowl-related volume, to argue this is not a niche product. A temporary restraining order in state court would put Kalshi in an immediate bind: pull the markets, or sprint back to federal court for emergency relief.
By putting Feb. 17 on the calendar, Nevada is trying to turn a slow, procedural fight into a clear stop-or-continue decision.Nevada sets Feb. 17 state-court filing aimed at shutting down Kalshi sports markets
