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Prediction market Kalshi has filed suit in Maryland as part of its continued efforts to prevent state regulators from taking enforcement actions against the company.
The company filed suit Monday (April 21) against the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency (MLGCA), director John Martin, the individual members of the states gaming commission, and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown.
Martin sent Kalshi a cease-and-desist letter on April 7 ordering the company to halt the offering of its sports event contracts with an April 22 deadline to comply or face potential action, and after the MLGCA held firm in an email exchange Monday, the company filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Northern Division.
Similar to lawsuits the company has filed in Nevada and New Jersey, the company is seeking a permanent injunction that prevents the state regulators from taking enforcement action against the company, arguing that their regulatory authority is preempted by regulation from the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which to date has permitted the contracts.
A judge granted a preliminary injunction in Nevada, which was cited in the companys Maryland filing, and the case in New Jersey has yet to receive a hearing.
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has fined Borgata Casino more than $450,000 to settle four complaints stemming from several violations of state gaming regulations, ranging from underage gambling to allowing a self-excluded person to gamble undetected.
The DGEs first complaint showed that from September 2021 through December 2023, Borgata permitted 21 underage individuals into the casino where they gambled at various slot machines and table games undetected, while a second complaint found that from February 2020 through August 2024, there were 15 incidents of dealer error violations.
According to a third complaint, Borgata allowed 15 excluded people to enter the casino and gamble at slot machines undetected between May 2019 and August 2025.
Finally, the DGE found that the MGM-operated casino permitted 20 self-excluded persons to enter the property and play at various table games and slot machines from August 2020 until September 2024.
The regulator imposed a fine of $375,000 for the four complaints, Additionally, the DGE ordered further disgorgement of $75,097.80.
The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned amid two investigations into the integrity of lottery prizes and scrutiny from state lawmakers over the introduction of courier services in the state.
The lottery announced Ryan Mindells resignation on Monday (April 21) without comment. Mindell was the former deputy director and operations director at the Texas Lottery and was named to the top job last year following the resignation of Gary Grief.
Robert Rivera, the lottery commissions chair, said in a statement that the commission will begin the process of finding Mindells replacement at its meeting on Tuesday (April 29). The commission was also expected to ban lottery couriers from operating in the state at its meeting next week.
The Texas Lottery generates about $2bn annually in revenue for the states public school fund. Lawmakers are considering several changes, from a ban on courier companies to shutting down the agency by eliminating all of its funding.
The Texas Tribune reported that the Houses budget passed with zero funding for the lottery commission. The lottery has been criticized for allowing courier services to operate in the state, and a $95m jackpot in 2023 was won by a single group buying out almost every possible ticket combination.
Mike Dreitzer, chief executive of privately held Gaming Arts, will become chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) at the end of the 2025 legislative session in June when current chairman Kirk Hendrick steps down.
Dreitzer has been CEO of the slot machine and gaming technology developer since 2018. Before joining Gaming Arts, he was president of Ainsworth Game Technologys North American Division in Las Vegas.
Dreitzer also worked as a Nevada deputy attorney general, advising the control board and the Nevada Gaming Commission. Gaming Arts is in the process of merging with Germany-based Merkur Gaming and is expected to appear before Nevada gaming regulators next month.
Dreitzer is resigning from the company and will provide transition services until he can begin his role at the control board. Hendrick was appointed chairman by Republican Governor Joe Lombardo in January 2023, along with former judge George Assad, who was named to fill an open seat on the NGCB.
Earlier this year, Lombardo named Reno Deputy City Attorney Chandeni Sendall to a four-year term on the three-member board.
MGM Resorts International has agreed to a pay a $8.5m fine to Nevada regulators to settle a complaint over a former executive who allowed illegal bookmakers to gamble millions of dollars and pay debts in cash at two of their Las Vegas properties.
The ten-count complaint and settlement regarding violations of the federal Bank Secrecy Act in 2018 by MGM Grands former president Scott Sibella were filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) on Thursday (April 17).
Nine of the counts in the NGCBs complaint involved Wayne Nix, a convicted illegal bookmaker and former minor league baseball player. The tenth count dealt with convicted illegal bookmaker Mathew Bowyer.
In a statement released Friday, the control board said the complaint focused on Nix, but also details the activities of Bowyer, which were discovered by the NGCB during the course of its investigation.
Nix and Bowyer were allowed to gamble millions of dollars at the MGM Grand Las Vegas and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in 2018.
The Nevada Gaming Commission is scheduled to consider the fine at its meeting on Thursday (April 24).
Kalshi files suit in Maryland as it looks to stop state regulators from taking enforcement action, Borgata Casino fined more than $450,000 in New Jersey, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission resigns and Nevada Gaming Control Board names new incoming chairman.
