Kalshi, the predictions market provider, has filed a lawsuit against the Ohio Casino Control Commission and the office of the Ohio state Attorney General. The complaint was registered in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Columbus.

The legal contest seeks injunctive relief from state law and restrictions being applied to the betting provider. This has been a bone of contention throughout the United States and across multiple courtrooms that have heard pleas that Kalshi should not be exempt from betting licensing laws.

Kalshi recently contested a similar case in the state of Massachusetts, where charges against the predictions marketplace revolved around illegal gambling. The pursuant parties had mentioned that the only way Kalshi could operate in the confines of the state would be to be officially licensed to operate as per gambling laws.

Kalshi sues Ohio regulators and the Attorney General

A similar story is unfolding in Ohio, where Kalshi is making the case that they are exempt from the ire of state regulators and that their actions are now causing reputational and financial harm.

The court documents state that the Casino Control Commission’s attempts to “cut off Kalshi’s access to millions of users and key operators, and compound the extraordinary harm Kalshi would suffer as a result of the Casino Commission’s unlawful attempts at regulation.”

The case from the state argues that Kalshi is avoiding the well-trodden path that involves attaining a gambling license, and Kalshi should not be exempt.

According to local Ohio news outlet The Columbus Dispatch, Kalshi was served a cease-and-desist letter by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.

In an October 6 letter, Matthew Schuler, Executive Director of the Ohio Casino Control Commission, said, “The Commission is unpersuaded that Ohio law is preempted by federal law as Kalshi contends. Consequently, to the extent Kalshi chooses to continue to offer unlicensed and...