A temporary pause on sports event contracts offered by Kalshi in Michigan is still in place, but the practical requirements are now narrower than the initial order.
After Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina ordered Kalshi to stop offering sports event contracts in Michigan, the company filed an emergency motion seeking to soften the court’s order to geofence Michigan from its sports event contracts. Now, Kalshi is blocking access based on Michigan account addresses while the litigation continues.
A hearing is scheduled for Monday, when the two-week pause is set to end.
Michigan Atty. Gen. Dana Nessel sued Kalshi in March for offering unlicensed sports betting in Michigan. Even with Kalshi’s minor win, the broader legal fight remains intact, and Michigan’s stance has only hardened since the ruling, including the state gaming board’s decision to leave the National Council on Problem Gambling over Kalshi’s membership.
What changed for Kalshi after the ruling
The original temporary restraining order paused Kalshi’s sports events operation in Michigan, but Kalshi quickly filed an emergency motion to clarify or narrow the order. The result is that Kalshi does not have to deploy full geofencing in the state.
Instead, Kalshi is blocking accounts associated with Michigan addresses, which is a less intrusive compliance step than geolocation-based exclusion. Users from out-of-state visiting Michigan can still access the sports event contracts.
That makes the order easier to manage while still preventing Michigan residents from accessing the sports markets at issue. The initial order required the prediction markets operator to pay a fine of $120,000 for every day it did not geofence.
The Michigan case
Even with the narrower compliance path, Michigan’s case against Kalshi remains a major test of whether prediction market sports contracts can survive state-level gambling enforcement.
Aquilina’s temporary order still halted Kalshi from offering or advertising sports trading in the state while the case proceeds.
A similar order was made in Nevada, and Nevada regulators say the company did not use geolocation to block users.
Michigan, NCPG break up over Kalshi
The regulatory fight has also spilled into the problem-gambling world. The Michigan Gaming Control Board withdrew from the NCPG after the council allowed Kalshi to join and launched a Financial Trader Health and Safety Initiative.
Michigan’s NCPG exit adds another layer of friction to Kalshi’s efforts to normalize its business through responsible gambling partnerships.
It also shows that the state’s opposition to prediction markets is not just happening in court. It is reshaping relationships across the gaming regulatory ecosystem.
