Kalshi Banned from Washington Gambling | Seattle News

Seattle News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 2m

A Washington judge has shut down Kalshi’s major betting operations in the state, declaring it an illegal gambling operation that violates both state gambling and consumer protection laws. The platform can’t offer bets on sports, politics, elections, or even wild topics like natural disasters or Iran War events — unless it installs geofencing by September 2nd to block Washington users. The Attorney General’s office slammed Kalshi for deceptive ads claiming “you can bet on anything” while hiding that it’s really gambling, and for pushing sports betting despite knowing it’s banned. After losing…